Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. Rusty here. Let's be straight with you; the outlook for our stretch of coast is pretty grim for a while, but we'll walk through it day by day.

Right now, we’re looking at a long stretch of flat or poor conditions. From the start of the period on Saturday the 4th of July, right through until the morning of Friday the 10th of July, there's nothing worth paddling out for. We're talking days of tiny 1.0 to 1 ft slop with weak energy, mostly cross-shore breezes messing things up. It’s a proper drought. But hang in there; it won't stay this way forever.

Jennette's Pier (beach/jetty) is the only break on the cards, and it’s going to be a waiting game. The first glimmer of hope shows up on Saturday morning, the 11th of July. We get a tiny bump to 2 ft from the SE, with a gentle offshore breeze from the WSW. The energy is still low, only reading 62, but for the first time in over a week, it's surfable. It’s not going to be a classic, the swell period is a short 8 seconds, so the waves will be weak and a bit crumbly. Still, it’s something to get wet on and the crowd factor is only "sometimes" there.

The next real standout pops up on Sunday the 12th of July. The afternoon session looks magic. The swell drops back to 1 ft from the SE, but the wind goes completely glassy out of the NW. That's a rare treat. The energy bumps up a bit to 50. For a small board or a longboard, you’ll be out there with the water like a mirror. The waves will be tiny and clean, perfect for a relaxing session.

After that, things get messy again. From Monday the 13th of July, the swell tries to build. A pulse of 5 ft from the ENE on Monday morning has moderate energy (157), but it's a short-period (6 sec) windswell, and it’s ruined by a cross-shore wind. The energy is there, but the quality is zero. By Tuesday the 14th, it's the same story: 3 ft from the ENE, still short period, with a cross-onshore wind that will chop it up.

The pattern continues through the middle of July with small, messy surf from the SE and ENE. There’s a brief moment on the 18th of July (Saturday) morning with a clean 2 ft from the E and an offshore wind, but the energy is low at 42, making it another marginal day.

One last thing: on Thursday the 16th of July, the wind is howling out of the SSW at 28 mph with some storm risk. While the waves are a messy 5 ft, the cross-off wind means it might actually be more of a kiteboarding show than a surfing day. If you're on a paddle board, save your energy.

So the best windows are the glassy afternoon of Sunday the 12th of July for a longboard, and the clean, tiny Saturday morning of the 11th. Keep your eyes on the forecast after that, but don't hold your breath for anything epic.

Rusty.

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