Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s shaping up over the next couple of weeks. Let’s get straight into it.

To be honest, it’s a pretty flat and forgettable run ahead for Surf City Pier. We’ve got a solid stretch of nothing much happening. There’s a gap of about seven days from now until Wednesday the 12th of August where you’d be wasting your time even looking at the ocean. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the water is sitting at a warm 82° with no temperature anomaly – so about average for this time of year. The wave energy is weak, usually in the 30s and 40s, just not enough to get excited about.

Wednesday the 12th of August morning is the first sign of life. The swell picks up to just 3ft from the SSW, with period around 6 seconds, so it’s a short-period, weak energy pulse (117). The wind is cross-offshore from the WSW at 9 mph, keeping the surface clean. It’s only small, surfable but ordinary. Not a standout, just a chance to get wet.

Thursday the 13th drops back off again. Friday the 14th morning offers a little hope with a tiny 3ft from the S, period still short at 6 seconds, but the wind is light from the W at just 3 mph, making for clean conditions. Again, nothing special.

The best of a pretty average bunch looks like Saturday the 15th of August. The morning brings 4ft from the SSW at 6 seconds, and listen to this – glassy conditions with the wind going dead calm from the WSW at 3 mph. The energy is moderate at 122. It’s still a short-period swell, not world-class, but if you want the cleanest waves of the stretch, that’s your window. Watch out for risk t-storms though.

After that, Monday the 17th of August morning has a bit more energy in the water (140) with 3ft from the SSW, and a clean offshore wind from the NNW at 6 mph. The short period (5 seconds) will make it a bit weak and fat, but it’ll be rideable.

Otherwise, the rest of the outlook is filled with poor conditions, cross-onshore wind, and tiny swell. No big swell, no long-period groundswell, nothing for the experts. It’s just small and ordinary.

For the beginner crew, the small swell on the glassy Saturday morning is your best bet – under 5ft, clean, and easy. The few clean windows we get are the only real highlights, but they’re small. No kite surf action either, the swell is just too weak.

That’s it from me. Keep an eye on those forecasts, things can change.

Rusty.

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