Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next 16 days here at Oceanic Pier. To be honest, mate, it’s a pretty grim stretch. We’re looking at a long, long gap before anything even starts to smell like a surf.

The next week and a half is basically a write-off. From now through to the end of July, we’ve got a persistent run of tiny, weak swell. We’re talking ankle-snappers at best – most days showing 0.7ft to 2ft out of the southeast. The combined energy levels are in the gutter, sitting between 8 and 56 (weak energy). Winds are mostly cross or cross-off, and on a few mornings we get glassy conditions, but with zero wave power and short periods around 7-8 seconds, there is absolutely nothing to ride. You’d be paddling for nothing.

Come August 4th (Tuesday morning), we finally see a flicker of life. A small pulse of 3ft swell shows up from the south, with a short period of 6 seconds and the combined energy bumping up to 81 (still weak). The surf is described as "surfable but very ordinary." The wind is a light cross-off from the WSW, and with that gentle breeze, it should be clean. But let’s be real – this is a beginner-level wave at best. It’s not going to get the heart racing. For a more experienced surfer, it is not going to be worth the wait. The good news? The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year.

The crowds at Oceanic Pier can be a problem sometimes, but on a day like that, with such ordinary conditions, it’ll be quiet. If you are a beginner and you just want to get wet, that Tuesday morning on the 4th of August is the only window in the entire two weeks. Everything after that drops right back into the tiny, weak zone.

So the long and short of it: a whole lot of nothing, with one barely surfable morning for learners almost two weeks out. Hopefully, the forecasts change, but for now, you might want to look at other hobbies.

Rusty.

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