Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here again. Let’s be honest—this stretch is flat and pretty uninspiring for Jennette’s Pier. There’s a long run of tiny, weak, and messy surf ahead, no real standouts, and most of the next two weeks you’re better off doing something else. If you’re keen, there are a few clean but gutless pockets, but don’t expect any power.

Wednesday morning kicks off with a weak 2ft of southeast windswell at 6 seconds. The wind is light from the south but cross, and the water’s a warm 80°, about normal for this time of year. The energy is weak, with a combined reading of 44, and conditions are poor. The afternoon sees more south wind at 15 mph, making it worse, with swell around 3ft. Not worth it.

Thursday morning cleans up a touch—swell drops to 2ft, wind turns light cross-offshore, and there are some clean waves. But it’s tiny, barely breaking, with energy at 64. That’s the highlight, and that’s saying something. The afternoon turns cross and bumpy again. Friday and Saturday follow the same script: tiny southeast swell, 2–2ft, with mornings cleaner but powerless, and afternoons chopped by south winds up to 19 mph on Saturday. Combined energy stays weak, between 43 and 60.

From Sunday the 9th through Wednesday the 13th, it really dies. Swell drops to 0.7ft, and combined energy bottoms out in single digits. There are some offshore, clean windows, especially Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, but you’d be paddling in whitewater. Not worth the effort.

Thursday the 13th throws a tiny bit of hope—a 2ft north-northwest swell with a 4-second period, but that’s just wind chop and the energy is only 14. Wind is offshore and clean in the afternoon, but it’s still tiny. Friday the 14th has 3ft from the south-southeast, again short-period, but the wind swings cross-onshore and it gets messy.

The weekend of the 16th and 17th sees a bit more size, but it’s still poor. Sunday the 16th morning is glassy with a weak 0.7ft swell—pretty but useless. Monday the 17th finally brings a bit more swell—2ft from the southeast with a 9-second period, and energy jumps to 75. But the wind is cross and cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. Not clean.

Tuesday the 18th hangs in there with 2ft at 8 seconds, but wind is onshore or light cross-onshore. Still poor. The rest of the week fades back to 1–2ft, clean in the mornings but with no power.

Bottom line: this is a flat spell, plain and simple. No standouts, and you’d be chasing shadows. The pier’s consistent, but that doesn’t mean the surf is. If you’ve got a foil or a kayak, the clean mornings might give you a buzz, but as far as paddle surfing goes, leave the board at home.

Check back later—this blank run can’t last forever.

Rusty.

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