Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest, it's a tough stretch ahead for Oceanic Pier. We're looking at a solid 16-day window, but the first week and a half or so is proper quiet. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and honestly, it's a bit frustrating.

There's a big old gap with no real surfing to speak of from now right through until the morning of Wednesday, September 2nd. It's just wind swell junk and flat spells. The water temp is sitting at a balmy 83°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're waiting.

Now, Wednesday the 2nd finally shows a little pulse. A morning window pops up with ankle to knee high waves from the SE around 3ft. The period jumps to 11 seconds, so there's a touch more shape in the water and the combined energy hits 134 (moderate). The wind is light offshore from the WNW, so those tiny waves will be clean. It's a surfable wave but very ordinary conditions – a 1 out of 10 for a reason. Honestly, it's a beggars can't be choosers situation.

That tiny window closes again until we hit a more interesting blip. On Wednesday the 9th of September, the swell bumps up. The morning sees some waist-high plus energy, 4ft from the SE with a very long period of 13 seconds. The combined energy is a strong 363. This is groundswell, and it'll be walling up and a bit tricky at a beach setup like Oceanic Pier. It's also coming in with a light cross-onshore breeze, so there's going to be some bump on the face. Still, for around here in this quiet spell, it's the clear standout. The afternoon of the 9th will hold some chest-high leftovers from the same swell (3ft, 12 seconds period, 241 combined energy), but that onshore wind won't let it be perfect.

Outside of that one day, there are a few mornings with offshore breeze and small clean waves in the knee-high range, like the 10th, 12th, and the 7th of September. But they're all too small to get excited about, with combined energy readings in the teens or 70s (weak to low-moderate).

The final few days on the 11th and 12th show a few more chances at clean, small surf, but the punch just isn't there. The bets are all on that Wednesday the 9th. Keep your expectations low and your eyes on the horizon.

Rusty.

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