Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Look, I gotta be straight with you. The next sixteen days at Juno Pier are a tough watch. We’ve got little to no surf energy for the vast majority of the period, and the conditions are rarely on our side. The forecast is pretty much a desert with a couple of tiny, dirty puddles. There’s a noticeable gap of many days where there’s simply nothing worth even looking at.

Right now, into this Saturday afternoon (12th September), we’ve got a tiny 1ft windswell out of the ENE, but it’s poor surf. The wind is on it from the ESE at 9 mph, which is just messing up any chance of a clean wave. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 87°. Honestly, save the gas.

Moving into Sunday (13th September) the swell drops even more. We get a few clean-looking waves in the morning with a glassy NW breeze at 3 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 0.6ft from the ESE. There’s no power there. Monday through Tuesday look like a write-off – tiny waves and cross-shore winds making everything look ugly.

Finally, we see a pulse of energy arrive on Wednesday the 16th. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the NNE, and the energy jumps into the moderate range. That sounds promising, but the wind is a problem. It’s blowing cross-on from the NE at 16 mph, making for a choppy, messy lineup. It’s still marked as poor surf, so it’s going to be a battle.

That pulse carries over into Thursday the 17th, with similar 4ft to 4ft and moderate energy, but still with tricky cross-onshore winds. By Friday the 18th we’re back down to under 3ft.

There is a brief, fleeting moment of hope. On Saturday morning the 19th, we get a glassy session with a tiny 2ft swell from the NE and a NNE breeze at just 3 mph. It will look clean, like glass, but the waves are going to be small and weak. A good morning for a longboard or a paddle, but there’s no power behind it.

After that, it’s back to the same story. Tiny swells, periods all over the place, and winds that are rarely our friend right through to the end of the forecast on the 27th. The wave energy is consistently low.

So, here it is. There is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. The best you can hope for is the glassy, but tiny, morning of the 19th, or the bigger, messier, and more powerful pulse on the 16th and 17th. Neither is truly good. If you’re desperate for a paddle, pick that Saturday morning, but don't expect any real rides.

Rusty.

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