Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Oceanic Pier has in store for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, the outlook is a bit of a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak swell and tricky winds. There's a real gap in decent surf here, with most days offering nothing worth paddling for. The first real hint of anything rideable doesn't show up until Tuesday, the 1st of September, and even then it's pretty ordinary.

Right now, from Monday the 24th through to the end of August, the story is all about tiny, low-energy waves. You're looking at swell heights barely ticking over 1ft to 2ft, with combined energy readings stuck below 100 (like 35 or 47). The wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-off, and it's making a mess of what little ripple there is. The water temp is sitting at a warm 84°, which is about average for this time of year.

Now, into the first week of September, things start to look a little more promising, but don't get your hopes up too high. On Tuesday morning, the 1st, we get a pulse of long-period groundswell from the SE at 15 seconds. The swell height is still only 2ft, but the combined energy jumps to 137 (moderate). The winds are light offshore from the WSW, so conditions will be clean. It's surfable, but it's very ordinary. The same goes for the Wednesday and Thursday mornings, with a bit more size (2ft to 2ft) and moderate energy, but the wind is mostly cross-off, keeping it clean but still lacking punch.

For the one standout here, I'd have to point to Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. The swell is 2ft from the SE with a period of 12 seconds, giving a combined energy of 157 (moderate). The wind is a gentle cross-off from the SW, so the waves will be clean. It's the best of a pretty average bunch, but it's still small. The crowd factor at Oceanic Pier can be a factor sometimes, so keep that in mind.

After that, we drop back into tiny surf and messy wind for the second week. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th see a bit of a bump in swell from the ENE, but the period is short (7 seconds) and the wind goes onshore, which will ruin any chance of a decent wave. That's a write-off.

The bottom line: if you're desperate, the mornings from the 1st to the 4th of September offer the best chance for a grovel. The wind is clean, but the waves are small. For the rest of the 16 days, it's flat or messy. Looks more like a kite session than a surf session for most of it.

Rusty.

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