Ormond Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a good, hard look at what we've got coming down the pipe for our local stretch of sand.

To be straight with you, this 16-day window is a tough one. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, weak surf. The first session that's even worth mentioning doesn't roll around until Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, and even then, it's a struggle. The pattern is basically a whole lot of nothing, with only a couple of brief flickers of hope way out in the forecast.

Here’s the breakdown:

The whole run is dominated by tiny, short-period windswell. The few waves we see are mostly under 3 ft, with periods at or below 8 seconds. That's not the kind of energy that builds a proper wave face. The combined energy figures back this up, mostly sitting in the weak range (under 100), only climbing into moderate territory (125 to 145) on the 28th and 29th of July, but those are still linked to poor surf conditions at this specific break.

For a bit of perspective, the water temp on the 14th is 83°, which is about average for this time of year, so the water will be nice and warm even if the waves are tiny.

Tuesday, July 14 (Afternoon): Ormond Beach Pier (Florida)
This is the opening "recommendation," and it's a grim one. We’ve got 2 ft of windswell from the ESE with an 8-second period. The combined wave energy is a weak 69. The wind is a light cross-offshore, so it won't be a total mess, but it's just ordinary. It's surfable only if you're desperate.

Then we hit a massive dead zone. From Wednesday, July 15th all the way through Saturday, July 26th, every single time slot is flagged as "poor surf conditions." That's nearly two weeks of flat to near-flat dribble. Winds come and go, sometimes it's glassy, but there's simply no wave energy to work with. The biggest point in that stretch is the glassy morning of Friday, July 17th, but with 0.7 ft of swell, you're just floating on a lake.

Sunday, July 27 (Morning & Afternoon): Ormond Beach Pier
Things start to flicker back to life but not in a good way. Morning sees 2 ft from the E, with the energy still weak at 41. The afternoon bumps up to 2 ft from the ESE, but the onshore wind jumps to a moderate breeze, creating a cross-chop. Not great.

Monday, July 28 (Morning): Ormond Beach Pier
Monday morning offers a brief clean window with a light cross-offshore wind. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the E. It's clean, but ankle-snappers. The afternoon actually sees the energy climb to 125, with 3 ft of ESE swell, but it's ruined by a moderate cross-shore chop.

Tuesday, July 29 (Morning): Ormond Beach Pier
This is probably the *least bad* moment in the whole outlook. We get a glassy morning with 1 ft from the E. It's the only time you might get a mirror-flat ocean, but you'll be fighting for every ripple. The afternoon shows a bit more energy (145) and 3 ft swell, but again, cross-shore wind chokes it out.

The Verdict: There's honestly no standout period here. If you absolutely have to get wet, the clean mornings (like the 29th) or the light-offshore mornings (like the 28th) will be the cleanest, but the wave size is pathetic. The tiny size and weak energy mean this is really only for complete beginners wanting to feel a push, or for longboarders who don't mind paddling for barely-there bumps. Anyone with a shred of ambition will be sitting this one out. The blank run is normal for this setup, but it's a tough stretch.

Rusty.

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