Vilano Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Vilano Jetty. I’ve looked at the charts, and honestly, this is a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We’re looking at a solid run of small, weak surf with no real juice for the next week or so. The water is sitting at 82°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The first few days are a write-off. Thursday the 10th has tiny 2ft swell from the east-northeast with a short period of 7 seconds, and the energy is weak (56). Cross-shore wind from the southeast doesn’t help, and the comment says it all: poor surf conditions. Friday and Saturday are even smaller, with waves dropping to 1-2ft. Saturday morning on the 12th does have a brief moment of glassy conditions with a south-west wind, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. Sunday the 13th morning is dead flat with zero wind and glassy conditions, but the swell is only 2ft. It’s a tease.

We drift through the middle of the week with the same story: tiny 1ft waves, mostly from the east-southeast, with periods around 9 seconds. The energy is tiny (25-28). A few mornings have glassy conditions, like Monday the 14th and Friday the 18th, but the swell is just pathetic. There’s a bit of a bump on Wednesday the 16th with 2ft waves, but it’s onshore from the northeast and the period drops to 5 seconds, which is just choppy, weak junk.

Now, the tail end of the outlook gets a little more interesting. By Sunday the 20th, we see a pulse of 4ft swell from the north-northeast, but the period is still short at 5 seconds. The energy climbs to 60, but it’s messy with onshore wind. Monday the 21st sees the swell hold at 4-4ft from the northeast, and the energy finally hits 100 (moderate), but the wind is onshore and strong at 12-19 mph. This is not for paddle surfing; with that wind and short-period swell, it’s looking more like a kite session.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the 22nd and 23rd of September. We get a solid 3-4ft swell from the northeast with a period of 7-8 seconds, and the energy is moderate (129-130). The wind is cross-onshore from the north at 19-22 mph, which is strong and lumpy. The swell is too big for beginners (over 5ft? No, it’s 3-4ft, so it’s fine for intermediates) but the wind is ugly. The best bet would be the morning of the 23rd with some clouds and a fresh cross-onshore wind, but it’s not clean. For a surfer, nothing here is a true standout. The whole 16-day window is a bust for quality waves. It’s a blank run, and that’s not unusual for this area during a calm spell.

Rusty.

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