Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's happening at your local spot, Oceanic Pier. I've had a good look at the charts, and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – the next week or so is a tough watch for us paddle surfers.

Right off the bat, for the first few days, we're looking at tiny, weak slop. There's just no energy in the water to work with. From Monday the 24th of August right through to the end of the month, it's a total write-off. The swell heights are barely registering, mostly around 1ft, and the combined energy is pitiful, often below 50. That's barely a ripple. The wind is messy for most of that time too, so you're better off saving your wax.

Now, things get a bit more interesting as we roll into September. On the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September, the swell energy finally starts to pick up, hitting 208 – that's low to moderate, but it's moving in the right direction. The swell period stretches out to 15 seconds, which is proper groundswell. The wind is clean offshore from the SW in the mornings. The catch? The swell height is still only around 2ft, so while the conditions will be cleaner, the waves themselves will remain pretty gutless and small.

The real standout window opens up on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning shows swell energy jumping to a solid 631 (moderate), with a 4ft swell from the SE and a long 15-second period. The wind is light from the North, so there'll be a slight chop, but the size and power start to get interesting. The afternoon cleans up with a NW cross-off breeze, making it a much better prospect.

If you can wait, the absolute pick of the bunch is the Friday morning of the 4th of September. We're looking at 3ft of clean SE groundswell (14-second period) with a moderate combined energy of 291. The real treasure here is the wind: it's forecast to be glassy. Flat calm. That means Oceanic Pier will be as smooth as a mirror. The swell direction from the SE isn't perfect for the pier's optimum NE direction, but when it's glassy, you take what you can get. The waves will be clean, lined up, and perfect for a beginner to intermediate session.

After that brief flash of potential, it fades again. The morning of Saturday the 5th of September still has clean offshore winds from the NW, but the swell energy drops way back down, and the height falls to around 2ft. We're back to a long stretch of flatness and poor conditions right through to the end of the forecast on the 8th.

So, to sum it up: the next week is a flat spell. Don't bother. Your best bet is to look at the long-range outlook. The Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon has good clean conditions with some size, but the real standout, the one day with true quality on offer, is the Friday the 4th of September morning. It looks small but clean and glassy. If you're a beginner, that Friday morning is your moment. Anyone else, temper expectations for the size, enjoy the clean conditions.

Rusty.

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