Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what the ocean’s got cookin’ for us at Surf City Pier over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a slow, slow start. We’re looking at a big gap of pretty ordinary, small, and often messy conditions before things finally start to look up.

We kick off Wednesday the 29th with just tiny, weak stuff. The swell is a paltry 2ft to 2ft out of the SSW, with no energy to speak of (combined energy at 40-66). Water’s sitting right at a warm 82°, which is dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The wind is light and glassy on Wednesday afternoon, so it’s clean, but the swell is just so small and weak that it’s barely worth a splash. Thursday the 30th is more of the same – still ankle-snappingly small at 2ft. Friday through the weekend, and into the start of next week, it actually gets worse. Onshore breezes kick in, and we’ve got a run of poor surf with choppy conditions and no real swell to speak of. That’s a solid 5 or 6 days where you’re better off doing something else.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. We’ve been waiting for a pulse, and it looks like it finally shows up on Saturday, August 8th. This is the real standout. The morning session could be your best chance. We get a nice 5ft swell rolling in from the SE, with a decent period of 11 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, packing some punch. What makes it special is the light offshore W wind, so it should be clean and lined up nicely. The combined energy jumps up to a solid 512, showing there’s some proper power in the water. This is the one to circle on the calendar. However, the afternoon wind turns cross-onshore and picks up, so get out there early. Sunday the 9th morning still has some leftover pulse from the ESE at 4ft, and with light, clean conditions again, it’s another good, but slightly smaller option. The energy is still strong at 412. Monday the 10th morning cleans up again with a light offshore breeze and 3ft of ESE swell. That’s a solid option if you missed the weekend.

After that, things start to peter out again through the second week, with the swell shrinking and the quality dropping off. It gets small and clean again, but we’re back to very ordinary, knee-high dribblers by the 13th. So, the window is narrow, but that weekend of August 8th and 9th is where it’s at.

Rusty.

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