Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a flat spell. Juno Pier (beach/pier) is the only spot on the cards, and the news isn't great. For the next week and a half, we're looking at tiny, weak waves. The combined energy is barely registering, mostly in the low teens and twenties (31 on Friday morning, dropping to single digits later), which tells you how little power is in the water. You’ll see a few knees-to-waist-high sloppers on the Sunday the 26th morning, and that's where it gets interesting because we’ve got a light WSW offshore wind – that’ll be clean. The swell's coming from the ENE at 1 ft with an 8-second period, so it’s windswell, a bit short and weak.

Sunday morning the 26th is your best bet in the first week. That light offshore will make it look better than it is, but don’t expect anything with any push. It's still a "poor surf conditions" call from the data, and honestly, with the combined energy so low, you're basically paddling for bumps.

Then we get a proper gap. From the 27th through to the 2nd of August, it's almost nothing – we're talking 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft with a bit of offshore wind at times, but no swell to speak of. The combined energy stays in the single digits and low teens. There’s a brief pulse of windswell on the 2nd of August from the SSE at 3 ft, but it's only a 4-second period – that's pure chop, and the onshore wind (ESE at 9 mph) will be on it. Not worth a paddle.

Things get a little more interesting in the second week, but it's a long way off. Around the 7th and 8th of August, we see some longer period energy creeping in. On the morning of the 8th of August, there's a 1 ft, 11-second period NE swell, with the combined energy finally climbing to 42. That’s still weak, but 11 seconds is a proper groundswell. The problem? The wind is onshore from the east at 9 mph. It’ll be bumpy. That longer period groundswell would be better peeling down a point or reef, but here at Juno Pier, it'll just be a slow, straight close-out if it has any form at all. It’s something to keep an eye on, but I wouldn't plan a trip around it six days out.

So, the honest truth: this is a long, dry stretch. If you're desperate for a paddle and a bit of clean water, the Sunday morning the 26th is your only realistic window, with that light offshore. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game. The setup is so weak for so long that it looks more like a kiteboarding forecast than a surfing one – if the wind picks up properly, they might have a session, but for a wave rider, there's nothing standing out.

Rusty.

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