Ormond Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the waves on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a real tough stretch of flatness for a while. Looking at the whole 16-day window, we’re staring down the barrel of a long, quiet spell. For the first week and a half, the ocean is just not doing its job. There’s barely a ripple. You’ll be looking at a solid 10 days of near-nothing before we even see a hint of something surfable. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come around until the afternoon of Sunday, August 2nd, and even then, it’s not exactly firing.

Ormond Beach Pier is our only spot on the cards. It’s a beach and pier setup, fully exposed to the east, which is our main problem. The swell direction just isn't working for us. The optimum direction for this break is from the NE, but we’re getting dribbles from the E and ESE. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.

For the first week, from Sunday the 26th through to the end of July, the wave energy is pathetic. We’re talking combined energy figures in the teens and twenties (28-36), with tiny knee-high slop at best. The wind is often offshore or glassy, which would be a dream if there was any swell, but there’s nothing to work with. It’s frustrating, I know.

We finally get a tiny pulse on the afternoon of Saturday, August 1st. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SE, but the period is a shocking 4 seconds – that’s just wind chop with no power. The energy is still weak (70), and it’s still a poor surf day. Not worth paddling out for.

The first surfable, though still ordinary, conditions show up on the afternoon of Sunday, August 2nd. Swell is still a weak 2 ft from the E, with an 8-second period. The combined energy climbs to a moderate 52. The wind is offshore and clean, but the waves are just mushy and slow. You might get a few beginner waves, but nothing to write home about.

Monday, August 3rd morning has a similar feel – 2 ft of ESE swell, 8-second period, and light cross-off wind. Energy is still moderate at 52. It’s small, clean, and surfable, but it’s not a standout.

The best of a bad bunch, and the only real highlight in this whole outlook, is the morning of Tuesday, August 4th. We get flat calm, glassy conditions with 2 ft of E swell, an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a moderate 55. The wind is dead calm. For a spot that’s been dead flat, this is the cleanest chance you’ll get to ride a few small, weak rollers. The crowd factor here is “often,” so expect a few other locals on the same idea.

After that, it fades again. The rest of the week into the second weekend stays tiny, with poor surf conditions and energy dropping back down into the teens and twenties. The last entry on Monday, August 10th morning shows a tiny 2 ft NE swell with a 5-second period and offshore wind, but the energy is still weak (34) and it’s a poor surf day. The window closes with nothing to show.

Rusty.

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