Main Street Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – we're looking at Main Street Pier, and honestly, the surf prospects for the next 16 days are about as flat as a week-old beer. There's nothing that qualifies as a proper standout in this entire stretch, so temper your expectations from the get-go.

We start off on Sunday, 5th July with tiny, weak energy. Sunday morning has a bit of a clean 0.4ft wave from the ESE, with a light offshore breeze, but it's just too small to do anything with. The combined swell energy is a weak 29. The wind swings cross-shore in the afternoon and the wave bumps up to a weak, short-period 4ft, but it's a messy 4-second period from the SE with a cross-chop. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are much the same story. Morning cleans up with light offshores, but swell heights are stuck at 1.0ft to 1ft and the energy is in the teens to 20s. The afternoons get blown out by a stronger cross-shore wind. A few days blur by with no real change.

Wednesday the 8th shows a brief flicker of life in the afternoon, with a 3ft wave from the SE and a 9-second period. The combined energy jumps to 188 (moderate). But the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-off. It’s clean, but that wind strength will make it a tough, bumpy session. Still, the data calls it “poor surf conditions,” so it's not the one.

Thursday the 9th morning is the first time things get a score of 1 out of 10. A clean 2ft from the ESE with a light offshore wind. Combined energy is just 50. It's surfable but very ordinary. You could get a few knee-high runners if you're desperate, but don't expect any magic.

The rest of the first week into the second week is a real drag. From Friday the 10th all the way through to Sunday the 19th of July, the swell barely twitches. Heights consistently sit between 1.0ft and 2ft, periods are short (5 to 9 seconds), and the combined energy is usually in the teens to 60s – weak. Every afternoon brings a cross-shore wind that chops it up. There’s a glassy moment on Saturday the 11th morning, but on a 2ft wave, it’s a lake. Another glassy patch on the 14th Tuesday morning, but again, tiny.

The very end of the run on Saturday the 18th afternoon has a slight bump to 3ft from the SE with an 8-second period and energy of 83, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore and it’s still called “poor surf conditions.”

Water temperature is 84°, which is about average for the time of year.

In short, this place is going through a proper flat spell. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. If you’re a kite surfer, those afternoons with 15 mph cross-shore winds might look more interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a blank run that lasts for the entire 16-day window. It happens here sometimes. Forecasts can change, but right now, save your energy.

Rusty.

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