Jetty Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – we’ve got a long stretch of flat, small, and generally uninspiring surf ahead. The models are showing a real drought for the next couple of weeks. There’s not a single day in the 16-day window where the surf is worth properly getting excited about. The wave energy is just too weak, and the swell is too small to push any real shape.

Let’s look at the main spot, Jetty Park (beach/jetty). It’s an inconsistent break, so a blank run like this is more normal for the area. The first wave of any note is a tiny, weak swell showing up on Friday the 24th of July. We’re talking about a 2ft to 3ft easterly swell with a short period of 8 seconds and combined energy of just 61 to 80 – that’s weak. The wind is onshore from the ENE to E at 9 mph, so it’s messy and poor. Not a single moment to paddle out.

The next few days don’t get any better. Saturday the 25th is cross-shore chop. Sunday the 26th of July does see a brief window of clean conditions with a light westerly offshore wind at 6 mph, but the swell is only 2ft. The energy is a paltry 30. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

Monday the 27th of July morning is glassy – no wind – but with a 1ft easterly swell at 8 seconds and energy of 21, it’s basically a lake. The water temp is a warm 84°, which is about normal for the time of year (only -0.4° anomaly). You’d be floating more than surfing.

The rest of the week and into August is more of the same: tiny swells between 0.7ft and 1ft, mostly from the E or ESE, with periods of 8 seconds or less. The combined energy figures are consistently in the single digits or low teens. Even the offshore winds we get on Thursday the 30th of July (19 mph W) and Friday the 31st (19 mph WSW) just make the water look clean with no waves underneath. This setup is frankly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, thanks to the clean offshore wind and no real swell.

The first week of August brings a slight bump, but nothing to call home about. On Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, we see a 1ft ESE swell with energy in the low 20s and clean cross-offshore winds. Still tiny. The pattern continues all the way through to Saturday the 8th of August, with the last entry showing a 2ft easterly swell at 6 seconds and energy of 26, with a light cross-onshore breeze.

So, the honest truth is: there is no standout surf in this forecast. The best you could hope for is a clean, knee-high dribble on a few mornings with offshore wind, but that’s a stretch for even a longboard. The whole 16-day window is a gap. Don’t bother paddling out unless you just want to sit in 84° water and soak up the sun. Hopefully the long-range forecasts change, but for now, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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