Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – the next 16 days at Juno Pier are a real heartbreaker. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with nothing that’s really worth paddling out for. The first solid week is basically a write-off, and while we see a little bump in energy mid-month, the conditions just don’t come together. We’re talking about a gap of almost a week with no real recommendations before we even see anything that resembles a wave.

The water is sitting at 87°F – a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is nice for a paddle, but it won’t save the surf.

Let’s start from the beginning. Thursday the 3rd through to Monday the 7th is pure struggle. Tiny, weak swell – we’re looking at 1ft to 0.7ft from the east and southeast, with periods so short (4-5 seconds) the waves have no push. The wind is a mess, mostly cross or cross-onshore, with a constant risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is barely a whisper, with readings like 24 and 7. There’s a glassy moment Sunday afternoon (6th) and Monday morning (7th) with zero wind, but the swell is just 0.3ft to 0.7ft. It’s flat, plain and simple.

Tuesday the 8th sees a tiny whisper of energy, with the swell period stretching to 13 seconds on the afternoon, but it’s still only 1ft and onshore. The energy climbs to 61, but it’s not enough to get excited about.

Wednesday the 9th is the best we’ve got in the whole outlook, and even then, it’s a marginal call. We see a pulse of 4ft from the NE in the morning (combined energy of 165), but it’s a short-period 8-second windswell and the wind is straight onshore from the east. By afternoon, it’s a choppy 2ft with a 10-second period, and the wind is cross-onshore. It’s not clean, it’s not powerful, and it’s junk. For a spot that’s fairly exposed to the NE, this is a frustrating miss.

From Thursday the 10th onward, it’s a slow bleed. The swell drops back to 2ft to 1.0ft, and the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore. There are a few glassy moments on the 12th, 13th, 15th, and 16th, but the swell is next to nothing – 0.7ft to 1ft – so it’s just a flat, pretty ocean. The energy readings are in the single digits or low teens.

Honestly, for the next two weeks, Juno Pier is a no-go for a proper surf. The set-up is a beach and pier, and with this kind of weak, short-period swell and onshore wind, it’s more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There’s simply no standout day here. Keep the board in the car and wait for the forecasts to change. It’s a tough run, but it won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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