Vero Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Straight up, the next couple of weeks look pretty bleak for a proper paddle. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with mostly onshore slop. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t show up until Wednesday, August 26th, and even then, it’s barely a whisper.

For the first eight days, from Tuesday the 18th right through to Tuesday the 25th, it’s a write-off. Swell heights are stuck at 1 ft or less, with the combined energy reading a weak 14 (moderate wave energy of 108 later on, but that’s a bit of a tease). Winds are mostly cross-on or cross-off, but with nothing to push, it’s just flat and clean. Not worth getting the board wet.

The first glimmer of something happens on Wednesday morning, August 26th at Vero Beach Pier. The swell bumps up to 1 ft, but the period jumps to 16 seconds, which is a very long-period groundswell. The combined energy hits 54, and we get a light breeze with clean conditions. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s very ordinary. That long period at a beach/pier set-up means it’ll be breaking straight and fat – not much of a ride. The water temperature is 85°, which is about average for the time of year, so no worries there.

Thursday morning, August 27th is the best of a bad bunch. Swell is up to 2 ft from the east, with a 13-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 108 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-off from the SSW, keeping it clean. This is the one window where you might get a few waist-high, workable waves if you’re patient. But it’s still not a standout.

After that, it drifts back into the doldrums. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th see some 2 ft swell, but the energy drops back into the 60s and 70s, and the winds shift around. By Sunday morning, August 30th, the energy bumps up to 102 again with a 2 ft east swell, but the cross-on wind kills it for the afternoon.

The long-range stuff into the first week of September is just more of the same: tiny, weak, and choppy. There’s nothing here to get excited about until maybe the 30th, and even that is a long shot.

So, if you’re desperate, the Thursday morning, August 27th session at Vero Beach Pier is the pick. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the cleanest, most energetic window we’ve got. For everything else, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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