Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Surf City Pier.

Honestly, I'm looking at a pretty flat spell ahead. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle. The swell just isn't showing up with any real push to get the blood pumping. We’re starting off with a bit of a wait here, as there's nothing worthwhile riding for the first few days.

The first chance you’d even consider getting wet is on Tuesday the 4th, but that's a real marginal call. We’re looking at a small, weak 4ft swell from the SSW, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is a light cross-onshore. The combined wave energy is a very weak 225 (units), so it's not exactly going to have you scrambling for your board. The conditions are just poor through to the middle of the month. A lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds and a drop in swell size mean it's mostly a write-off.

There are a couple of mornings that might offer a clean surface, like Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th, where we get that light cross-offshore wind. But the swell is tiny, at 3ft, and from the South with a short 6-second interval. The combined energy is sitting in the weak 50 range (49-84). It's clean, but there’s just no power behind it for a proper surf. It's more of a chance to get a splash on a longboard, but don't expect much.

The pick of an otherwise pretty bleak period might be Saturday the 15th. The afternoon looks glassy with a light 3ft SSW swell. The energy is still weak (32), but the glassy conditions are a big positive. Even with a short 5-second period, you could find a few fun, tiny crumbly waves if you're patient and not too fussy.

Other than that, there's a run of days with barely anything above 2ft. The energy levels are often in the teens or twenties, which is incredibly weak. For most of the second week, from the 12th through the 17th, the swell drops off to nearly nothing, so the only action you’ll find is on a flat day paddle. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, so no shock there.

Look, it's a rough run for Surf City Pier. We see these quiet periods, and this one is particularly stubborn. There’s no standout day where it all comes together. Keep an eye on the charts, because these flat spells never last forever, but for now, the board stays in the car.

Rusty.

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