Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day outlook for Jennette’s Pier is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, messy conditions with barely a ripple worth paddling for. There’s a big gap of quiet water at the start, and honestly, it’s not until well into the first week of August that we even see a glimmer of something rideable.

The pattern is pretty grim. We kick off Friday the 24th with a weak 3ft swell from the NE, but a cross-onshore wind has it all chopped up and ugly. The wave energy is feeble, only measuring (119), and it’s just poor. That sets the tone for days. Saturday the 25th is even weaker with light onshore breezes and a risk of thunderstorms – still that same tiny 3ft NE swell, but the energy drops to (109) and the quality is shot.

Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th see the swell drop to nothing – 2ft from the ESE with short 8-second periods. The wind switches around, but it’s either cross-shore or light cross-onshore, leaving the surface bumpy and unappealing. The energy readings are in the 50s and 60s – just pathetic.

Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th are a little cleaner, with some cross-offshore winds, but the swell is almost non-existent, dropping to 0.7ft on Wednesday morning. The wave energy is a measly (6) – you’d be floating more than surfing. Thursday the 30th brings a slight lift to 3ft from the NNE, and the energy jumps to (171) – the strongest of the whole run so far – but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, and it’s still classed as poor. That pattern of tiny, weak, messy surf just keeps rolling through the end of July and into the start of August.

Now, here’s where it gets a little interesting, but don’t get your hopes up too high. On Monday the 3rd of August, we finally get a “surfable” rating, but it’s a 1-out-of-10. The swell is 3ft from the SE with a short 9-second period, and the energy is a moderate (156). The wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW, and it’s clean. Tuesday the 4th of August morning is even better with a light offshore from the W, but the swell drops to 2ft and the energy falls to (66). That’s the best on offer in the whole 16 days – a couple of mornings with clean, but tiny waves. This is your standout window, but it’s a sad one.

The rest of the second week is a flat, windy mess again. The swell never gets above 2ft, the periods are short, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore. The water temperature is about 81° – pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re sitting there waiting for nothing.

So there you have it. A long, dry spell with a couple of fleeting, clean but gutless mornings on the 3rd and 4th of August. It’s not the kind of setup that gets the heart racing. For the experienced crew, it’s a marginal pond-paddle; for beginners, it’s barely a splash.

Rusty.

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