Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta level with you – the next couple of weeks are gonna test your patience if you're hanging around Juno Pier. We're looking at a proper flat spell, I'm talking days and days of barely a ripple. Let's get into it.

The whole 16-day window is a tough one. We kick off July 3rd with just ankle-to-knee-high, weak windswell – 2ft from the NE with a short 7-second period. The energy is barely registering at 53, and it's labeled as “poor surf conditions.” There's a thunderstorm risk too. Not exactly a promising start. That flatness hangs around with a few tiny bumps through the 4th and 5th of July, nothing worth paddling for. Honestly, through to the morning of the 11th, we’ve got a stretch where swell heights rarely touch even 3ft, and periods are often sitting at 4 or 5 seconds. That's just bump and chop, not surf.

Then on Saturday morning July 11th, we get a little flicker of hope. The wind goes glassy from the WNW, and we get a tiny 1ft pulse from the ENE with a 10-second period. That's a much longer period, which would normally mean some proper shape, but there's just no size behind it. The energy is a weak 33. It's still called “poor surf conditions.” By the afternoon, the onshore junk comes back. Then the 12th and 13th are completely flat again.

The only real "standout" – and I use that term loosely – comes on Saturday morning July 18th. We finally see a bit of push, with 3ft from the ESE. The period is still short at 5 seconds, but the energy climbs to 50. Winds are cross-onshore from the SSE at 12 mph though, so it’s gonna be choppy. For a beach/pier like Juno Pier, that's not going to give you a clean wave, just a messy, lumpy closeout. It's still labeled "poor surf conditions."

I’m sorry to say there are zero standout sessions in this outlook. For a fairly exposed spot like Juno Pier, this is a textbook summer flat spell. The energy levels very rarely even hit three digits, staying in the weak range the whole time. Water temp is about average for this time of year, no major anomaly to report.

If you're desperate, the best of a bad bunch is that Saturday morning July 18th, but keep your expectations on the floor. It’s more likely to be interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a long stretch of nothing.

Rusty.

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