Vero Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. We're looking at a flat spell for most of the period, with a little pulse of energy way out at the end that might just save it.

Right now, through the 27th of August, it's basically a lake out there. We're talking swell heights barely pushing 0.7ft to 1ft. Combined energy readings are mostly in the teens and twenties – that's weak, folks. The pier at Vero Beach is the main spot we're watching, but there's just nothing to get excited about. There are a few sessions with clean, glassy conditions, like Friday morning the 14th and Thursday morning the 20th, but with next to no swell, those are just for a paddle, not for a surf.

The water temp is sitting at 84°, which is about average for this time of year, so you won't need a wetsuit, just patience.

We'll see a little bump to 1ft on the morning of the 27th, but it's still pretty ordinary. The energy climbs to 62, but it's not going to turn the world on.

Then things finally start to look up. On the 28th of August, we get a bit more size with 2ft swell and the energy jumps into the three digits, hitting 124. The morning has a gentle offshore wind, which is a great sign. It's still not big, but it's clean and rideable on the longboard.

But the standout – the one you should circle on the calendar – is the morning of Saturday, the 29th of August. The swell kicks up to 5ft from the East, with a 12-second period. Combined energy is a very strong 576. With a light cross-offshore wind making things clean, this is the best conditions we're going to see in this entire 16-day window. Vero Beach Pier (Vero Beach) is exposed to this E/NE swell, and this is the morning to be there. Keep in mind, at 5ft it's pushing it for beginners, but for the rest of us, it should be fun. The afternoon will see it jump to 5ft, but the wind turns light cross-onshore, chopping it up a bit.

Before that, don't hold your breath. The flat spell is long, from now all the way to the 27th. That's over a week of nothing. It happens in this area sometimes.

Rusty, signing off.

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