Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a tough couple of weeks for a paddle. Looking at the whole forecast, we’ve got a long, dry spell of tiny, messy surf before things get interesting, but it’s gonna take some patience.

Right now and for the next week and a half, Oceanic Pier is just not doing it. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft from the southeast, with periods under 10 seconds. The wind is mostly a cross-off or cross-onshore, which keeps things bumpy. The combined wave energy is weak, so there’s just no power. You’re looking at poor surf conditions all the way through. There's a bit of a bump around Tuesday the 15th with the swell hitting 4 ft, but it's a short-period easterly windswell (7 seconds) with a moderate cross-onshore breeze, making it choppy. Not worth suiting up for.

We get a bit of a reprieve on Wednesday the 23rd. The morning kicks off with a clean 3 ft swell from the east-northeast and a light offshore wind from the west. The combined energy is still weak, but those offshore conditions will make it look better than it is. By the afternoon, the swell builds to 4 ft and the wind goes cross-off from the northwest. The energy picks up to a moderate level. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. If you’re desperate, that Wednesday afternoon might be your window, but keep expectations in check.

Then things get more powerful, but ugly. Thursday the 24th brings a jump in swell to 6 ft from the east-northeast, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong level, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the north-northeast, creating a cross-chop. That size is pushing into expert territory, but the wind really messes it up. Friday the 25th is even worse: 7 ft of east swell with a fresh cross-onshore wind making it lumpy and nasty. For a beach setup like Oceanic Pier, that wind is just going to shred the waves. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The weekend of the 26th and 27th sees the swell drop back down, but it stays cross-onshore and choppy.

Bottom line: the first 11 days are a write-off. Your best (and really only) chance for a session is Wednesday the 23rd afternoon, when the offshore wind cleans up a small, weak swell. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the only clean option on the books. After that, there’s plenty of size but the wind just kills it.

Stay patient, mate.
- Rusty

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