Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Oceanic Pier.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a tough one. We’re looking at tiny swell, mostly under 2 feet, and the combined swell energy is barely registering, mostly in the teens or single digits. There’s a few days with offshore winds, but with next to no wave height, it’s just a flat, clean lake out there. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

The real kicker is that the surf doesn’t even get a pulse until Monday the 17th of August. That’s a long gap of nothing. Finally, on Monday morning, we see a slight bump – 2 feet from the southeast, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 80 (moderate), and the wind is light and cross-offshore. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The real standout on that day is Monday afternoon: the wind drops to glassy, calm conditions, and the swell hits 2 feet from the southeast with a combined energy of 106 (moderate). You won’t be getting barreled, but for a flat spell, that glassy clean-up is a beautiful thing. The break is a beach/pier setup, consistent, and fairly exposed to that southeasterly swell, which is what we’re getting. The optimum swell direction is northeast, so this is a bit of a compromise, but the glassy wind makes up for it.

After that, Tuesday the 18th onward gets messy with onshore and cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions, spoiling the weak swell. The swell period does get long – up to 15 seconds on Tuesday afternoon (combined energy 130), and even 13 seconds on Wednesday the 19th (combined energy 223), but with the wind blowing straight onshore, it’s a write-off for paddle surfing. If you’ve got a kite, that Wednesday might be interesting, but for a surfboard, it’s a no-go.

The last chance to wet a line is Sunday the 23rd of August. Early morning, we get glassy conditions again with a 2 feet swell from the east-southeast, period of 12 seconds, and combined energy of 81 (moderate). The conditions are clean, but the swell is small. It’s a surfable, ordinary end to the outlook.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is the Monday afternoon glass-off on the 17th of August. Everything else is a struggle. Keep your eyes on the long-range, but for now, don’t get your hopes up too high.

Stay frothy, Rusty.

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