Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ down the pipe for Surf City Pier.

First things first, don’t get your hopes up for the next week or so. We’re looking at a real flat spell on the horizon. The water temp is sittin’ around 83°, which is pretty much dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Right now, Monday the 13th, we’ve got some tiny 1ft swell from the southeast, but it’s weak as dishwater with a combined energy of only 39. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the ENE, and the whole setup is just poor. That’s gonna be the story for a while. From Monday through to Saturday the 18th, the swell is barely a ripple, never getting above 3ft, with short periods and mostly cross-onshore winds. It’s a real dry spell.

Now, Sunday the 19th brings a glimmer. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the south in the morning, with a combined energy of 162, and a clean cross-shore breeze from the SW – that’s promising. The afternoon sees it hit 5ft, but the wind goes a bit cross-on from the SSW, and the score is only marginal. It’s gonna be a little bumpy, but it’s the first real chance of a wave in a week.

The next day, Monday the 20th, is actually the standout in this whole 16-day window. The morning swell is 5ft from the south, and the combined energy jumps right up to 487, which is a nice moderate push. The wind is a gentle cross-shore from the ENE, so it should be pretty clean. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, but with that energy and clean wind, Surf City Pier should have some fun, punchy sandbars. The crowd situation is “sometimes,” so you might have some company, but it won’t be a circus. This is your best bet.

After that, things get messy again. The wind turns more onshore, the swell drops, and we’re back to poor conditions for the rest of the week. Wednesday the 22nd morning has a moment of clean cross-offshore wind from the NNE with 4ft swell, but it’s a risk t-storm day and the energy is only 115 – ordinary at best.

The second week, from the 23rd onward, is a write-off. The swell is small, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the energy is low. Nothing to get excited about.

So, to wrap it up: the best bet is Monday the 20th, with that 5ft south swell and clean cross-shore wind. Sunday the 19th is a runner-up if you’re desperate. Outside of that, it’s a long, flat, and choppy wait.

Rusty.

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