Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be honest about what we’re looking at for Surf City Pier over the next couple of weeks. It’s a tough stretch, no sugarcoating it. The first few days are a write-off, but we’ll get a few small windows to sneak out.

For the first few days, right through the end of July and into early August, it’s a real struggle. The surf is tiny, mostly in the 1ft to 2ft range, and the wind is a problem. We’ve got a persistent cross-onshore flow that’s keeping things messy and weak. The combined wave energy is barely registering, with values like 27 and 36 – that’s about as weak as it gets. You’re not missing anything.

Wednesday the 29th is the first real tease. The morning brings a pulse of 3ft swell from the S, and the wind finally swings NW, going clean offshore. The energy is still low (59), but it’ll be the cleanest waves we’ve seen. The water temp is a pleasant 83°, which is about average for this time of year. It’s small, but it’s rideable. The afternoon cleans up even more with a glassy cross-off breeze, but the swell drops a touch.

We hit a big dead zone from Thursday the 30th all the way through to Monday the 3rd of August. The swell tries to push a bit on the 3rd, with some 4ft S swell showing up, but the wind is a mess – risk of thunderstorms and a moderate cross-onshore breeze that keeps it choppy and poor. The energy does climb to 152, a moderate level, but it’s not worth fighting the conditions.

The best bet in this whole outlook is Tuesday the 4th of August. The morning has a clean 2ft swell from the S with a light offshore WNW wind. The real standout, though, is the afternoon. It’s almost glassy, with a light SW breeze, and the swell drops to 2ft from the SE, but it’s clean, glassy, and the energy is just enough to push a little shape. It’s the calmest, most user-friendly moment of the whole forecast.

After that, the run from the 5th to the 12th of August is a grim repeat of small, onshore, and poor conditions. The swell stays below 3ft, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak. There’s a brief moment on the morning of the 8th with a clean 2ft and a cross-off breeze, but it’s small. The 12th shows a 3ft E swell, but again, the wind is on it.

Look, I’m not going to tell you to go out and get skunked. Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon is the one to aim for. It’s not big, but it’s clean, and you’ll get a few fun little ones. The rest of the month is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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