Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

First up, we’re looking at Oceanic Pier. This spot is a beach/pier setup, and it’s a beginner-friendly zone. The water temperature? It’s about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

Right now, we’re starting with a bit of a flat spell. Heading into Wednesday the 29th, there’s barely a pulse. We’re talking a tiny 0.6ft swell from the ESE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 5, and the wind is a light cross-off, so it’s clean but there’s just nothing to ride.

Thursday the 30th is even worse – a complete flat day. No swell at all, just a bit of cross-shore bump. Honestly, it’s a dead zone.

Friday the 31st stays tiny. 0.3ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds. The morning is glassy, which is a treat, but the energy is only 3. There’s no wave to catch.

Saturday the 1st of August sees a slight bump, but it’s still poor. 2ft from the SE but with a short, choppy period of 6 seconds. The wind is a moderate cross-onshore, and the energy is still only 28. It’s messy.

We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf here. The afternoons of the 2nd and 3rd of August see a little more push, with 3ft from the SE and periods of 7 seconds. The wind turns cross-off, so it’s clean, but the energy is 69 and 79 respectively. It’s weak, weak, weak. For a beginner, maybe a tiny foam board day, but nothing to get excited about.

The whole first week and into the second week is a grind. A bit of swell here, a bit of cross-off wind there, but the combined energy stays in the low double digits or hundreds at best. The best you’ll see is on the morning of the 12th of August, when we finally get a bit of a pulse. The combined energy hits 110 (moderate), with a 3ft swell from the ENE at 7 seconds. The wind is a clean cross-off, and it’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the only day that gets a score above zero, and it’s only a 1 out of 10. That’s the standout of the entire 16-day window, and it’s barely a standout.

Because the swell never gets above 3ft, it’s all beginner level. No one is getting worked. The long periods (over 11 seconds) are nowhere to be seen, so there’s no real groundswell energy. The setup is a beach/pier, so with this tiny, short-period swell, it’s just mushy little closeouts.

The gap here is huge. From the start of the period on the 29th of July, it’s pretty much all poor surf until the 12th of August. That’s about two weeks of barely anything. For a spot that’s listed as “consistent,” this is a real bummer of a run. But hey, it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. For now, if you’re a kite surfer, the moderate cross-onshore days like the 1st of August might be more interesting than paddling.

Rusty out.

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