Surf City Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for us at Surf City Pier.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with ya – it's a slow start. We're looking at a pretty flat and choppy few days kicking off this Monday, the 6th. The water temperature is sitting at a warm 83°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least it'll be comfortable just floating around.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Wednesday morning, the 8th. We'll see some small 4ft swell from the SSW, but the wind will be light and cross-offshore, cleaning things up nicely. The wave energy is weak at 149, so you won't be getting barrelled, but it'll be surfable. Thursday morning the 9th looks similar, with the same size swell and clean conditions. Then Friday morning the 10th sees a little bump in energy to 239, with that swell pushing 4ft from the SSW and the wind staying clean from the WSW. This is probably the pick of the first week – small but workable.

Over the weekend, the 11th and 12th, the swell drops right back down to 2ft and 3ft. Sunday morning the 12th is worth a mention though, as we get glassy conditions with that tiny 3ft SW swell. It'll be weak, with energy at 104, but if you just want to get wet and catch a few knee-high rollers, that's your best chance for a fun, clean session.

After that, things go flat again. There's a huge gap from the 13th right through to the 15th with barely anything to ride – just tiny 1ft swells. The 16th starts to look a little more interesting with a 4ft SSW swell showing on Thursday morning, though the energy is still weak. The real test comes on Thursday afternoon the 16th, when the swell jumps to 5ft from the SSW, but with a period of only 6 seconds, it's going to be a bit of a messy, weak beach break. The wind goes offshore from the NW though, so it'll be clean. For the more experienced surfers, this could be a fun little session, but it won't be for the groms.

Looking way out to the second week, Friday the 17th keeps showing some 3ft to 5ft swell, but the wind patterns get messy with sideshore and onshore flow. Saturday the 18th morning has a 4ft SSW swell with 226 energy, but it's coming with onshore wind and heavy rain – a total write-off for paddle surfing. That combination of solid swell and crappy wind makes it look more interesting for the kite crew. Sunday the 19th is more of the same with onshore wind and storms. The run fizzles out through the 20th and 21st with tiny, weak swell and poor wind.

Honestly, the standout window looks like Thursday morning the 16th if you're an experienced surfer after something clean and punchy, but for consistent, clean, small-wave fun, Sunday morning the 12th is your best bet. Just don't expect any magic.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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