Oceanside Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: Oceanside Pier is the only break on the table, so the whole forecast is pinned on that one spot. And I gotta tell ya, it’s a pretty lackluster run. Conditions are looking marginal to poor for the bulk of the next couple of weeks. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s standing out.

We kick off Monday the 6th of July with a weak, long-period groundswell. You’ve got a 3ft swell from the SSW with a 16-second period. That long period will give you some punch, but it’s coming in with a cross-onshore wind from the W at 9 mph, so it’s gonna be fairly choppy. The combined energy is moderate at 575, but the conditions are just messy. This is a spot that’s very consistent, but honestly, Monday’s offering is a scratchy one. Not a standout.

Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th look a touch better, with the swell bumping up to 4ft and the wind swinging to onshore from the SW at 6 mph. That light breeze will keep it from getting too blown out, but it’s still onshore, so don’t expect silky faces. The energy is moderate, peaking at 883 on Tuesday afternoon. It’s surfable, but nothing that’ll get your heart racing.

Then from later on Friday the 10th right through to Tuesday the 14th of July, we hit a proper lull. The swell drops to 3ft or less, and many sessions are rated as poor. There’s a stretch of about four days where the surfing looks really grim. The combined energy dips down into the 300s and even the 100s by the 14th, so it’s weak and unappealing.

Things try to stir back to life around Saturday the 18th of July. We see a 3ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period, and the combined energy jumps back up to 511. The wind is cross-onshore from the W at 9 mph, so it’ll still have some texture, but at least there’s a bit more movement in the water. That long period means better-shaped waves, but at a beach break like this, it can break a bit too straight. Still, it’s one of the better-looking sessions in the whole outlook.

The real highlight, if you can call it that, is Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st of July. You’ve got a 3ft SSW groundswell with a 16-second period, and the wind is light at 6 mph, mostly cross-onshore from the W or WSW. The combined energy sits around 530–547, which is solid moderate energy. This is the cleanest run we’ve got. The wind is light enough that it won’t chop things up too bad, and the swell holds. It’s not big, but it’s the best of a fairly average bunch. Crowds are possible here as it’s sometimes busy, and with nothing else on offer, expect a few more bodies.

That’s about it. Nothing here is going to blow your hair back. For an exposed pier like this, we need a better direction and cleaner winds to get excited. Keep an eye on that late window around the 20th and 21st.

Rusty.

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