Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a pretty grim run, so I'll get straight to it.

We're looking at Surf City Pier for the whole 16-day stretch, and the news isn't great. The combined swell energy is weak, never climbing past a 176 (moderate energy at best) and mostly sitting in the two-digit doldrums. The water is sitting at 83°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. For the first week or more, the wind is mostly coming from the east and southeast, blowing right onto the beach. That means a lot of chop and poor conditions. It’s really not looking like much fun for paddle surfing.

The first tiny glimmer of hope shows up on the morning of Friday, the 11th of September. The wind swings to a light WSW cross-off breeze, cleaning things up a bit. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the south with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 48 (weak energy). It's surfable, but honestly, it's very ordinary. You'd be scratching for a ride.

The next morning, Saturday the 12th, is another write-off with cross-shore winds and even smaller swell. Then on the morning of Sunday the 13th of September, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions with the wind swinging light from the southwest. The swell is still only 2 ft from the southeast, but with a period of 9 seconds, it'll have a bit more shape. The energy is still weak at 66, but those clean, glassy conditions are a rare treat in this outlook. This is probably the best you're going to get, but it's still a very small, marginal day.

The following morning, Monday the 14th of September, is very similar – glassy winds from the west, but the swell drops to 2 ft. Again, surfable if you're desperate, but nothing to get excited about. After that, we slide back into a long run of poor conditions with onshore winds and tiny, weak surf.

By the morning of Thursday the 17th of September, the swell bumps up a touch to 3 ft from the east. The wind is from the NE at 12 mph, creating a clean, cross-off breeze. The period is a short 6 seconds, and the energy is weak at 85, so it'll be a bit disorganised, but it's the biggest, cleanest looking option in the whole two weeks. It won't be great, but it's the best of a bad bunch.

After that, we're back into tiny, weak surf with clean but strong cross-off winds through the 18th and 19th of September. The swell drops right back down to 0.7 ft and 1 ft. By the 20th and 21st, the wind picks up from the northeast to 19 mph, bringing a lumpy cross-chop that will make it even less appealing.

So, to be brutally honest, there's no standout swell here. If you had to pick a time to get wet, the glassy, clean mornings of Sunday the 13th or Monday the 14th of September would be your best bet, even if the waves are tiny. The bigger swell on Thursday the 17th of September is cleaner but still short period and weak. Overall, it's a tough outlook for the surf at Surf City Pier.

Rusty.

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