Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what we’ve got coming up. For Oceanic Pier, it’s gonna be a lean 16 days. There’s surf, sure, but it’s almost all small and weak, and the conditions are doing it no favors. You’re looking at a long stretch of poor quality from now until late in the period.

We kick off on Monday, July 6th with tiny waves: about 1ft from the SE with a short, weak 8-second period. The swell energy is just 17, which is super weak. The wind is coming from the SSW at 9 mph as a cross-off, so the surface looks clean enough, but there’s no power behind it. It picks up a bit Monday afternoon to around 3ft, but the period drops to 5 seconds, making it even more mushy. Poor surf.

Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th are the same story: 1ft, SE, 9-second period, with energy in the 20s. Wednesday morning does see a light offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph, so the water will look like glass, but the swell has no guts. It’s clean but gutless.

From Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 12th, it’s a grind of 1ft to 1ft swells with weak energy. Sunday the 12th gives us a glassy morning which is nice to look at, but the swell is still just 1ft at a 9-second period. It’s a pond with a ripple.

The water temp is 83°, which is normal for this time of year. For a beginner spot, you’d normally want it small, but this is *too* small. The wind tries to help out a lot, but the ocean has nothing to give. There are several days in a row here where I can’t give any session a thumbs up.

The second week from July 13th to the 19th doesn’t get any better. We see a brief glassy spell Monday afternoon the 13th, and again Tuesday afternoon the 14th, but the swell is still stuck at 1ft with weak energy. By July 17th and 18th, the swell drops to a pathetic 0.3ft with a long period of 14 seconds, but that doesn’t save it. It’s just an onshore bump. Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the 18th and 19th make it a total loss.

Finally, on July 20th and 21st, there’s a little pulse. The morning of the 20th gives us 1ft with a clean light offshore wind, but it’s still just ankle-biters. Tuesday July 21st morning is the best we’ll see: about 3ft from the SSE with a combined energy of 60 (still moderate). The wind is a cross-off at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean, but the period is a short 6 seconds. For a beginner spot, the size is okay, but the wave quality is gonna be poor and lumpy. Not one to get excited about.

Honestly, there is no standout here. There’s no “best session” to recommend. This is a blank run for any decent surf.

Rusty.

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