Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. We’re looking at a real quiet spell out at Oceanic Pier. The swell window just ain’t playing ball for the foreseeable, so we’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak energy. Truth is, there isn’t a single standout session across the entire 16 days, so keep your expectations low.

The water temp is sitting at a warm 82°, which is pretty average for this time of year, so no shock when you hit the water.

For the first week, starting Sunday, July 5th, we’ve got tiny surf around 1 ft from the SE with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, only 20, so there’s just no power behind it. Conditions are mostly cross-offshore with a moderate breeze, keeping the surface clean, but it’s still a poor surf call. You might find a knee-high ripple on Monday the 6th morning when the swell bumps to 2 ft with a 5-second period (energy 41), but that period is so short it’s more bump than wave. The wind stays clean, but it’s just not worth the paddle.

Tuesday the 7th drops right back to 1 ft, and that’s the story for the rest of the week – tiny, weak surf from the SE with combined energy hanging between 11 and 31. The wind is mostly cross-off, so it’s clean, but you’re looking at ankle-biters at best.

Moving into the second week, from Sunday the 12th, we’re still stuck with that same 1 ft SE swell and energy in the 20s and 30s. By Wednesday the 15th, it drops even more to 1.0 ft (energy 11). The wind swings around to cross-on and cross directions on the 13th and 14th, putting a little chop on the surface, but it barely matters with no push.

The tail end, from Saturday the 18th to Monday the 20th, sees a tiny 0.3 ft easterly groundswell with a very long period of 13 seconds. The energy is pitiful, just 3 to 6. That long period might sound interesting, but with that little height it’s dead flat. The wave comment says "poor surf conditions" for every single time slot. No standout, no best session – nothing to get excited about.

Rusty out.

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