Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next sixteen days are a tough watch for anyone with a surfboard at Oceanic Pier. This is a stretch where you’re gonna be checking the cam more than you’re waxing up.

The whole period is plagued by tiny, energy-less swell. We kick off Wednesday the 26th with a combined swell energy of just 24, pushing a weak 1 ft of mostly SE swell. The wind is cross-onshore, and it’s just poor. Thursday the 27th cleans up a bit with a light cross-offshore breeze, but we’re still stuck with that 1 ft of weak, short-period swell (9 seconds). Friday the 28th is clean again, but the swell is still junk – on Friday afternoon the period drops to a shocking 5 seconds, which is basically just wind chop. Saturday the 29th sees a glassy morning and afternoon, but you’re still staring at 1 ft of weak swell. Sunday the 30th is glassy in the morning with 2 ft of SE swell, but it’s just not enough to get excited about.

Monday the 31st offers clean conditions with a light offshore breeze at 2 ft of 7-second SE windswell. It’s surfable if you’re desperate for a splash, but it’s not a recommendation. This pattern of tiny, clean but weak surf continues through the first week of September. Day after day, it’s the same story: 1 ft to 2 ft of SE swell, often clean but totally lacking any push.

The only glimmer comes on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning shows a combined swell energy of 96, still only 2 ft of SE swell, but the period stretches to 11 seconds – that’s a proper long-period groundswell. The wind is cross-off and clean, giving it a score of 1 out of 10. It’s still surfable but very ordinary. The afternoon gets messy again with 16 mph wind, which kills it.

We then go through another blank run until Wednesday the 9th of September. That morning and afternoon both show a combined swell energy of 96 again, with 2 ft of 11-second E swell and clean cross-offshore wind. It’s surfable but very ordinary – the same mild tease. The problem is the swell height just never gets there to turn that long period into something with a real push. The water temperature is around 83° for the time of year, about average.

Then Thursday the 10th of September brings the biggest swell of the window: 3 ft of 11-second E swell, with a combined energy of 317 – that’s moderate energy. But the wind is cross-onshore at 13 mph, making it choppy. It’s a full-on miss. The afternoon drops right back down.

Honestly? The best day on offer is Wednesday the 9th of September. The swell is a long-period 2 ft from the east at 11 seconds, with clean cross-offshore winds in the morning. It’s tiny, you’ll be on a log, but it’s the most perfectly clean little wave of the lot. Still, there are no standouts here. This is a lean run.

Rusty.

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