Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Oceanic Pier:
Right, I’ll level with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window, the surf is flat. Proper flat. There’s nothing to get excited about, and I mean nothing. The first few days, from Sunday the 19th through to the end of July, we’ve got tiny little waves – we’re talking 0.7ft to 1ft with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 6 to 60 in the bracket. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-off or cross-on, so even if there was a bump, it’d be a mess. The water temperature is sitting at 83°F with a tiny anomaly of 0.2°F, so it’s about average for the time of year, like a warm bath.

Things get a little interesting on Thursday the 23rd morning. The wind goes glassy, which is a major positive – clean as a whistle. But here’s the kicker: the swell is still only 1ft from the SE with a period of 8 seconds. It’s just not enough to push any surfable shape over the bar. The energy is only 23 in the bracket. It’s a tease. You’ll be sitting on the sand, not the water.

The same glassy conditions pop up again on Thursday the 30th morning and Friday the 31st morning, with the same tiny 1ft swell. The wind is light, practically nothing, but the wave height is still a joke. It’s the same story: 1ft, 7-8 seconds, energy at 13-21. It’s a lake with a slight ripple.

We finally see a tiny bump on Saturday the 1st of August. The swell jumps to 2ft from the ENE with a period of 6 seconds. The wind is cross-off and clean. It’s the biggest swell of the whole forecast, but it’s still knee-high, short-period mush. The combined energy peaks at 46 in the bracket. For a beginner, maybe there’s a longboard slide, but for anyone else, it’s a pass.

After that, it drops back to 1.0ft from the 2nd of August onwards, with a bit of offshore wind on the 3rd. The energy is back down in the teens. The whole 16-day window is a write-off. There’s nothing here for a surfer. The forecast is grim, and the consistency is poor. It’s one of those blank runs that’s unfortunately normal for the area. Sometimes the ocean just doesn’t cooperate. I’d put the board away for a fortnight and check back.

Rusty.

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