Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this one is a tough sit. We’re looking at a 16-day window for Oceanic Pier, and the honest truth is there’s nothing on the table that gets the blood pumping. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. From now right through to the 15th of August, the surf is just not cooperating. The combined swell energy barely cracks 40, and most of the time it’s sitting in the single digits or at zero. That’s a long stretch of nothing.

The first few days, from the 31st of July through the 6th of August, are a write-off. We’re talking about tiny slop – 0.3 ft to 2 ft from the SE and SSE, with periods all under 8 seconds. That’s short-period wind chop, not real swell. The winds are a mess too, mostly cross or cross-onshore, with a few gusts hitting 15 to 19 mph. There’s a storm risk on the 2nd and 3rd, but it’s not bringing any surf; just cleaning things up when the wind switches off. By the 7th and 8th, we get a couple of glassy mornings with the wind dropping to nothing, but the swell is still a pathetic 1 ft. It’s clean, but you’d be floating out there.

The second week doesn’t offer any relief. From the 9th to the 15th, the swell stays below 2 ft, and the energy is weak. We get a few clean windows with light offshore or glassy conditions on the 11th, 13th, and 14th, but the waves are just too small to ride. The water temperature isn’t mentioned in the data, so I’ll just say it’s probably about what you’d expect for this time of year.

Look, there’s no standout. There’s nothing to shout about. For this area, a blank run like this happens. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just takes a nap. Don’t bother waxing the board for the foreseeable future. Kite surfers might have a look on the windier afternoons, but for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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