Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Oceanic Pier.

To be straight with you, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next couple of weeks. The charts are showing next to nothing for wave energy, and the models are all pointing to poor surf conditions right through the entire 16-day window. There’s a real dry spell here, with no real swell to get excited about. The water temperature is sitting at 84°, which is about 1° warmer than the average for this time of year, so it’s a little on the warm side, but nothing too crazy.

We start off on Thursday the 23rd of July with pretty much nothing. There’s a tiny 1ft swell from the southeast, but with a short period of 8 seconds, it’s just not got any push. The energy reading is a weak 23, and the wind is a messy cross-off southwesterly in the morning, which keeps the surface clean, but it’s tiny. The afternoon goes glassy, which is a tease, but it’s still only 1ft and poor.

Friday the 24th doesn’t get any better. We’re stuck on 2ft from the southeast, period is still 8 seconds, and the wind goes cross-shore in the afternoon. The energy is a bit better at 53, but it’s not enough to make a wave. Saturday the 25th has the same 2ft, but now the wind turns offshore from the west, which is a positive, but the period drops to 7 seconds, and the energy is only 44 to 47. It’s clean, but it’s flat.

Sunday the 26th sees a slight bump to 2ft, still from the east-southeast, but the wind is cross-on, which isn’t ideal. The energy is 63, which is the highest we see for a few days, but it’s still tiny and messy. Then Monday the 27th drops back to 1ft, and the wind turns offshore again in the morning, but it’s just not enough.

There’s a complete blank from the 29th of July through to the 4th of August. Zilch. Zero energy. The ocean is basically a lake. For a few days there’s no swell at all, just a flat calm. The wind is offshore or glassy, which would be perfect if there was a wave, but there isn’t.

We get a tiny pulse back on the 5th of August, with 2ft from the southeast, period 7 seconds, and energy 27. The wind is light and cross-shore in the morning, so it’s not great. The 6th of August offers the biggest swell of the whole run: 3ft from the south, but with a miserable period of 5 seconds. The energy is 54, and the wind is a strong cross-off, up to 19 mph. That’s a chop magnet, and with that short period, it’s going to be a bumpy, weak mess. It’s more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, honestly.

The last day, Friday the 7th of August, fades back to 1ft from the southeast.

So, there are no standouts here. The best on offer, if you’re desperate, is the 2ft on Saturday the 25th with the offshore wind, or the 3ft on the 6th of August, but that’s for experts only because of the wind. But honestly, there’s nothing to recommend. The whole period is a write-off for decent surf. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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