Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. This stretch is going to test your patience more than your pop-up. We’ve got a long run of small, weak, and mostly messy conditions, so don't get your hopes up for anything epic.

Oceanic Pier is the only spot on the radar, and honestly, it’s a tough watch. The first week is a write-off. From Sunday the 16th right through to Friday the 21st, we’re looking at ankle-biters in the 1ft to 2ft range with weak energy, mostly reading between 18 and 86 in the energy department. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross-onshore or just messy, and the short periods around 5 to 8 seconds mean there’s just no push or shape to anything. Tuesday the 18th morning has a brief moment of glassy conditions with a 2ft, 12-second swell, but the energy is still weak at 71 and it’s just not enough to get excited about. It’s poor out there.

The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd sees things drop even further, with swells barely reaching 1ft. The wind does go cross-offshore, which will clean up the surface, but with that little swell, it’s just a flat, pretty ocean. We get a slight pulse of longer-period energy (12 seconds) on Sunday the 23rd, but the size just isn't there. The energy readings are weak, in the 20s and 30s, so it's a whole lot of nothing.

The real tease comes on Thursday the 27th. The early morning shows a jump to a 2ft, 13-second SE groundswell. The energy finally gets into the moderate range at 189 and it’s clean with a light offshore breeze. This is the standout of the whole period. It's small, but it might just have enough push to be fun on a longboard. This is your window, but it won't last. By the afternoon, the wind switches cross-shore and chops it up.

After that, we slide back into the doldrums. From Friday the 28th all the way to Monday the 31st, it’s onshore wind, some storm risk, and small, weak surf in the 2ft to 2ft range. The energy drops back down to weak levels (under 110) and the period gets short again. The north-northeast wind on Monday the 31st will just add more cross-chop to an already poor situation.

So, there you have it. The 27th is the only day with a pulse. It’s not going to be big, but with that clean 13-second swell and light offshore wind, it might be your only chance to get wet without getting frustrated. Everything else is a skunk. Keep the board in the car, but don't bother waxing it up until then.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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