Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, and honestly, there’s not a single standout session in there. The first decent surf doesn’t show up until Saturday the 5th, and even then, we’re just not getting the goods.

Let’s break it down.

We’ll start at Oceanic Pier. The whole period kicks off with minimal, weak energy. On Saturday the 4th, the morning has a tiny 2ft swell from the SE, but the wind is cross-off and clean. The combined swell energy is weak at only 40, and the waves are just small and poor. Afternoon gets blown out by a 12 mph cross breeze. Not worth paddling out.

Sunday the 5th is even smaller, with 1ft slop and a short period of 8 seconds. Morning has a light cross breeze, but the waves are poor. Afternoon gets a moderate cross breeze. Still nothing.

Monday the 6th sees a slight bump to 2ft, but the period drops to a junky 6 seconds, and afternoon winds hit 16 mph. The energy creeps up to 50, but the quality is still marked as poor. This is more of a kite-surfing breeze than a paddle-surfing wave.

Tuesday the 7th, the swell drops back to 1ft with a longer period of 10 seconds. Morning winds are cross-off and moderate, waves are clean but tiny. Afternoon has a fresh 19 mph breeze. Weak energy (24 and 30).

Wednesday the 8th morning finally delivers our best shot of the whole forecast. We get 1ft from the SE with a 6 mph offshore wind. The waves are clean. This would be the only time the lineup might have a rideable little wave for a beginner on a log. But the combined energy is still just 29 – very weak. Afternoon the wind swings to a moderate cross-off.

From there, it’s a grim march. Thursday the 9th to Sunday the 13th offers only 0.7ft to 1ft slop with mostly moderate to fresh breezes. The energy numbers are in the teens and single digits. It’s flat.

Monday the 14th kicks up a little with 3ft from the ENE, but the period is a terrible 5 seconds, and the wind is straight onshore. Energy hits 69, but the waves will be messy and blown out. The 15th and 16th drop back to 1.0ft and 1ft with cross and cross-off winds.

Finally, Friday the 17th shows another 3ft pulse from the E with a 5-second period and moderate cross-off winds. Same story – full of energy (50) but short-period chop that won’t break well at a pier.

The bottom line: There is no standout session. The only one worth mentioning is Wednesday morning, July 8th. At Oceanic Pier, you’ll find a clean 1ft SE swell with light offshore wind. It’s tiny, so grab the foamie and don’t expect much. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too junky.

Most of this period, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing due to the persistent wind.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Stay patient, mates. Sometimes it just goes quiet like this. The swell will come back.

Rusty.

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