Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough watch. The swell is tiny and the energy is weak. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a lot of days with nothing rideable, so don’t get your hopes up. The real standout window doesn’t really appear until the very end of the forecast, and even then it’s a long-range gamble.

Let’s start with the early part. From Wednesday the 12th of August right through to Sunday the 23rd of August, it’s a flat spell. The swell barely cracks 1 foot most days, with a period of 8 seconds or less, meaning it’s just windslop. The combined wave energy sits in the low teens to twenties (12 to 39), which is weak. The wind is all over the place – onshore, cross-onshore, and cross-shore – so the water is chopped up. There’s a couple of mornings with a clean look, like Friday the 14th with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is just too small to push in. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Then we get into the week beginning Monday the 18th. The swell tries to bump up a little, but we’re still talking 1 feet to 2 feet from the SE. The period starts to lengthen, hitting 14 seconds on Tuesday the 18th morning, which is a long-period groundswell. That energy is still low (54 to 99), but it’s a step up. The problem is the wind is onshore from the E and ESE for most of that stretch, so it’s going to be bumpy and messy. The swell is small and the wind is bad, so it’s hard to get excited.

The best chance for a wave comes on the 25th of August (Tuesday) and 26th (Wednesday). The swell is still only 1 foot from the SE, but the period is 11 seconds, which is decent. The combined energy is still low (18 to 23), but the wind goes cross-offshore from the SW, which will clean the faces right up. The water will be smooth. That’s your only real window for a clean, small wave. It’s not going to be big, but for a beginner-friendly spot, it’ll be rideable and fun for a grovel session.

But honestly, for the whole 16 days, the consistent story is “poor surf conditions.” If you’re a kitesurfer, the moderate onshore winds and the small, choppy stuff might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, there’s only one brief window on the 25th and 26th that’s worth a look. Everything else is a flat lake.

Rusty.

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