Vero Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at this stretch of the next 16 days for Vero Beach.

First up, I gotta be straight with you – the surf is gonna be a real struggle for the whole run. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat, with tiny, weak waves and a lot of onshore chop. The water temp is sitting around 84°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're sitting out there waiting for something that never comes.

The forecast kicks off on Tuesday, July 7th, but there's nothing to get excited about. We’re talking about a piddly 1ft of east swell with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a measly 17 (weak energy). That morning, the wind is offshore (WSW) and light, so the surface will be clean, but the waves will be basically non-existent. Later that day, the wind swings to the southeast at 12 mph, cross-onshore, and it’s just going to be choppy and messy. This same story repeats itself day after day. We’re looking at a brutal stretch of tiny, weak swells and mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds.

There are a couple of brief moments of relief, but they’re not going to save the day. On Sunday, July 12th, the morning goes glassy with a light SSW wind, and again on Monday, July 13th, the morning is glassy out of the WNW. The swell is still only 1ft with an 8-second period and weak energy (17 and 11 respectively), so the surf will be clean but utterly flat. It’s the kind of day where you can lie on your board and stare at the horizon without worrying about a wave breaking on your head.

We do get a bit of a shift in the second week. On Thursday, July 16th, the morning brings a clean, offshore wind from the WSW and a little 1ft of swell from the NE, but again, the period is a short 7 seconds, and the energy is only 23 (weak). It’s a small, weak wave. Then, on Friday, July 17th, the afternoon sees a sudden spike of 2ft from the SE, but with a horrible 4-second period and a strong 16 mph cross-onshore wind. The energy is still only 23. That’s not surf, that’s just wind chop. It’s actually more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The morning of Sunday, July 19th, is clean with a light S wind and 2ft of SE swell, but again, it’s a 4-second period, so it’s all surface slop. The energy is a weak 27.

The absolute best I can call for this whole outlook is the morning of Thursday, July 16th. It’s your most consistent option. The wind is clean offshore from the WSW, and the swell is 1ft from the NE. It’s a beach/pier setup, so with that tiny swell and a short period, it’s going to be slow and small, but it’ll be the cleanest you’ll see the whole run. The crowd is listed as "sometimes", so you might see a few other desperate souls out there. But with waves this small, it’s not going to be a problem.

Honestly, the whole 16-day window is a write-off. There are no good surf options. The forecast can change, and it doesn’t tend to stay this poor for long, but for now, I’d stash the board and grab a cold one.

Rusty.

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