Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you. Lookin’ at the next 16 days for the Juno Pier area, and it’s a tough one. There’s a long stretch of flat, poor conditions from now through the rest of August and into the start of September. The swell is tiny for the first few weeks – most of it is around 0.7 ft to 2 ft with periods all over the place, mostly short and weak. The combined energy stays in the single digits or low teens right up until the last few days, barely reaching 38 to 56.

For the first week, from Tuesday 18 August through to at least the end of that week, it’s all “poor surf conditions” with cross-onshore breezes or glassy mornings with nothing to surf. There’s a glassy moment on Thursday morning the 20th, but swell is 0.7 ft with 8 seconds period – just not enough to get excited about. A little offshore wind on Friday morning the 21st, but again, the swell is tiny and underpowered.

The next week, from 24 August through 31 August, remains flat. A bit of chop, some stormy afternoons, but still nothing ridable. The swell height barely gets above 2 ft, and when it does, the period drops to 4 seconds – basically wind chop.

Now here’s the glimmer. Come Tuesday 1 September and Wednesday 2 September, things get interesting. On the morning of 1 September, we see a 15-second period groundswell from the east, 0.7 ft, but the combined energy bumps up to 42. That’s a long-period wave, which means it’ll have more shape and energy than the tiny junk we’ve been staring at, but it’s still only 0.7 ft. The wind is light cross-shore. Definitely one to watch, but too small to recommend a paddle.

The real standout? Wednesday morning, 2 September. Swell from the east-northeast at 0.7 ft, but a 12-second period and combined energy at 48. Water temp is 87° with a positive anomaly of 2° – that’s nearly two degrees warmer than average for this time of year, so the water is bath-like and pleasant. The wind is light cross-onshore, but at this size, it’s still gonna be glassy enough for a longboard if you’re desperate. However, 0.7 ft is still tiny.

To be honest, this 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf at Juno Pier. It’s a beach/pier setup, fairly exposed but with the swell direction being mostly east or southeast, it just doesn’t line up. The optimum swell direction for this spot is northeast, and we’re not seeing that with any power. If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoons with 9 to 16 mph cross-on winds and small chop from 25 August onward might be more your speed, but for a paddle surfer, there’s nothing to recommend. The gap of no surf is essentially the whole forecast period – 16 days straight of poor conditions.

Hang tight, things could change, but right now it’s a flat spell. This is Rusty, signing off.

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