Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what's cookin' at Juno Pier (Juno-Pier).

Honestly, it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is a real battle with onshore and cross-onshore winds, and the swell just isn’t cooperating. There’s nothing that jumps out as a proper standout session. The setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of this period.

We start off Monday, September 7th, with tiny, weak stuff. Monday morning you’ve got a clean 0.7ft from the east with an 8-second period, but the combined energy is a measly 7 – that’s next to nothing. That water temp is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year. By afternoon, a risk of thunderstorms and a SE breeze come in, making it messy. That same small, weak pattern drags through Tuesday, September 8th, with NE wind adding chop.

Wednesday the 9th sees a bump. Wednesday morning brings a 3ft NE swell with a 9-second period, and the energy climbs to 147 (moderate). But that cross-onshore ESE wind at 9 mph ruins the surface. By afternoon, the wind switches to onshore, and the period drops to 8 seconds; it’s just not worth paddling out.

Thursday the 10th is much the same – 3ft NE at 8 seconds in the morning with that persistent cross-onshore breeze. Energy is at 130, but it’s lumpy and poor. The rest of that week and into the next crumbles into tiny, short-period dribble. From Friday the 11th through to Monday the 14th, we’re looking at 0.7ft to 2ft waves with periods of 4 to 9 seconds. A brief glassy moment on Saturday afternoon the 12th gives us 0.7ft, but with hardly any energy (10), you’d be floating, not surfing.

The second week is a real write-off. From the 15th of September through to the 22nd, the swell rarely gets above 2ft, periods are mostly short (4 to 8 seconds), and the wind stays stuck in the east or onshore at 9 to 12 mph. The only slight flicker is Tuesday the 22nd, when we see a 3ft to 3ft NNE swell with an 8-second period and energy hitting 117 by the afternoon. But it’s still onshore wind making a mess. It’s a long, flat, choppy run with nothing to get excited about.

There are no good surf options in this 16-day window. It’s one of those blank runs that happens here – Juno Pier is fairly consistent on average, but sometimes the patterns just don’t line up. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the car and maybe take up kite-surfing.

Rusty.

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