Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cookin' over the next couple weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with barely a ripple to get excited about. The first few days are a write-off, and honestly, the whole 16-day window is just one big gap of small, poor surf. There’s no standout session, no one day that’s head and shoulders above the rest. It’s the kind of flat spell that happens now and then, and all we can do is wait for the forecasts to change.

We start on Monday, August 3rd, at Oceanic Pier. It’s a no-go. Cloudy, cross-off wind at 16 mph, and the combined swell energy is a big fat zero. Nothing to ride. That theme carries right through Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of that first week. We’re seeing tiny, weak swells – 2 ft to 2 ft – with short periods around 7 seconds, and the energy is pathetic (27 to 59). The wind is never clean enough to make the most of it, mostly cross or cross-off. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least a dip is refreshing, but you won’t be catching any waves.

Friday, August 7th, is almost comically flat – 0.3 ft swell with energy of just 2. Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th, are a little better with tiny 3 ft and 2 ft SE swells, but the wind is all over the shop and the quality is still rated as poor. The energy peaks at 93 on Saturday morning, which is still weak, and the period is only 8 seconds. It’s a beach-pier setup here, so with that short period and low energy, it’s just not gonna hold together.

The second week, from Monday, August 10th, onward, is even worse. The swell drops back to 0.6 ft to 1 ft, with energy levels in the teens or single digits. We do get a few cleaner moments – like Wednesday, August 12th morning, with a light offshore wind at 9 mph, and Friday, August 14th morning, it’s glassy with a WSW breeze at 3 mph. But even then, the swell is just too small to push in. There’s a slight uptick on Monday, August 17th, with a 1 ft SE swell and energy hitting 45, but it’s cross-on and cross-shore winds, so it’s still messy.

To be honest, if you’ve got a kite, you might get a tiny window on a few of those breezier afternoons, but for a paddle surfer, this is a blank period. The whole 16 days is one long gap with no real surf on offer. Hang tight, and hopefully the next outlook brings better news.

Rusty.

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