Juno Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real here. I’ve looked over the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, this is a rough stretch for us. I’m not seeing any real swell to get excited about, and the conditions are a mixed bag of small, weak waves and onshore chop. Let’s break it down.

Juno Pier is the only spot on the radar, and it’s a beach/pier setup that’s fairly exposed. Right now, the water is sitting at 86°, which is about 2° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s a bit of a treat, but it’s about the only treat we’ve got.

Starting off on Sunday, the 12th of July, we’ve got a cloudy morning with a light cross-on breeze from the SSE at 6 mph. The swell is tiny, barely 0.7 ft from the ESE with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 9. It’s poor, and it doesn’t get any better in the afternoon – the wind picks up to 9 mph from the ESE, making it choppy, with a 2 ft swell. Honestly, not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 13th starts with a glassy morning – SSW wind at 3 mph, which is a nice change. But the swell is a pathetic 0.3 ft from the NE. The energy is just 10, and it’s still poor. The afternoon brings cross-on wind again and a 2 ft swell from the SSE, but it’s choppy and messy.

The rest of the week is a similar story. Tiny waves, mostly under 2 ft, with periods as low as 3 or 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop. The combined energy rarely gets above 20, which is weak. We do get a couple of glassy windows, like Thursday morning the 16th with ENE wind at 3 mph, and Friday morning the 17th with a clean cross-off from the NW at 6 mph. But the swell is still 1 ft from the NE, period 7 seconds. It’s clean, but there’s just no wave to ride.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope. From the 18th of July all the way through to the 27th, we’re looking at the same pattern: tiny swells, mostly between 0.3 ft and 2 ft, with short periods and onshore or cross-on winds. The energy stays in the low teens to twenties. There’s a stretch from the 18th to the 23rd where the wind is a constant cross-on from the ESE or SE, making it choppy.

The last few days, from the 24th to the 27th, we see a slight uptick in swell size to 2 ft or 2 ft, but it’s from the east or southeast with periods of 4 seconds – pure wind swell. The wind is onshore, and the energy is still weak, never breaking 30. On Monday the 27th morning, we get a 2 ft ESE swell with a 4-second period and a light onshore breeze, energy at 29 – still nothing to get excited about.

Bottom line: There are no surfable waves in this 16-day window. The entire forecast is a flat spell with occasional tiny wind ripples. It’s been a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual when the swell windows don’t line up. Keep your gear ready – forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to chase.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the horizon.

Rusty

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