Agate and Pearl Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk surf.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and gutless. There’s very little to get excited about. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and tricky winds, so don’t expect any magic sessions. The water is sitting at 71°F at Agate and Pearl Street, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a solid 4°F above the norm, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

The only real window of opportunity I can see is on Tuesday, August 18th in the morning at Agate and Pearl Street. It’s a reef break, fairly consistent for the area, and we’ve got a light offshore breeze from the southwest. The swell is a tiny 2 ft out of the SSW, but the period is a very long 16 seconds, so there’s clean energy in the water. The combined swell energy is moderate at 309. It’s not going to be big, but that offshore wind and long-period groundswell should make for some clean, lined-up runners on the reef. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, but on a day like this, you might find a few friends.

After that, it’s a slow grind. The following days are plagued by cross-onshore winds, a drop in swell height, and the energy fades. By the weekend, the swell is barely a ripple, and the combined energy plummets into the low hundreds. You’ll be scratching for scraps.

There’s a slight uptick from Sunday, August 23rd through the next week, but the swell stays stubbornly small, around 1 ft to 2 ft, with periods that bounce around. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. The standout might be Sunday, August 23rd morning when a 1 ft, 19-second period SW groundswell arrives with a light offshore wind, but the combined energy at 312 is moderate, and it’s still tiny. Mostly, it’s marginal.

The real kicker comes right at the end of the outlook. On Wednesday, September 2nd morning, the combined energy jumps to 472, which is moderate, with a 2 ft SSW swell and a 19-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell for sure, and it’s coming from the SSW, which is close to the optimum W direction for this spot. But the wind is cross-shore, so it’s not ideal. For a reef break, that long period could wrap in nicely, but the cross-shore chop will make it a bit of a battle. It’s still a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

To be honest, if you’re after a paddle, the best bet is that Tuesday morning session. Otherwise, the conditions look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period.

Rusty.

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