Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat for the most part. There's a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and poor conditions, so don't expect much. Let's break it down.

We start off on Tuesday, July 21st at Oceanic Pier. The swell is a weak 3 ft from the south, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is only 85 (weak), and the wind is a cross-offshore at 16 mph, which is okay, but the surf quality is poor. It's a tough start. The water temp is about 83°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.

The rest of the week and into the next is a real bummer. From Wednesday, July 22nd through to the end of the month, the swell drops to a tiny 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with periods between 7 and 9 seconds. The combined energy barely cracks 50 most days, and often sits in the teens or twenties. Winds are a mixed bag of cross-off and cross-shore, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. There's a glimmer on Wednesday, July 29th, with a light 0.7 ft swell and an offshore wind, but it's still just a tiny wave. The conditions are clean, but there's nothing to ride.

We then hit a real dead zone from the end of July through the first few days of August. The swell stays at 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with the combined energy often below 20. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy. It's a flat spell that lasts for several days.

Finally, we see a little pulse of energy on Monday, August 3rd and Tuesday, August 4th. The swell picks up to 2 ft from the southeast, with a period of 6-7 seconds. The combined energy reaches 41 (weak to moderate). The winds are cross-offshore, which keeps the surface clean. It's still small, but it's the best we've got in this stretch. Wednesday, August 5th sees a 4 ft swell from the east-southeast, but with a period of just 5 seconds, it's a short, weak, messy wave. The combined energy is 73 (weak).

So, the only real standout, if you can call it that, is the small window on August 3rd and 4th. The swell is still tiny, but the clean conditions at Oceanic Pier make it the most surfable of a bad lot. It's a beginner-level wave, and the crowds might be around given the lack of other options. The swell direction from the southeast is a bit off from the optimum northeasterly, but beggars can't be choosers.

The rest of the 16 days is a write-off. It's a long flat spell, and that's just how it goes sometimes. Keep an eye on the forecasts, things can change.

Rusty.

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