Agate and Pearl Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim for Agate and Pearl Street. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but small, weak swell and poor conditions. I’m talking about a real lull, the kind that tests your patience. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until at least Saturday the 15th, and even then, it’s a marginal call at best. It’s a tough stretch, but that’s the way the ocean’s been behaving.

The first real chance to wet a line comes on Saturday morning, August 15th. We’ve got a weak swell rolling in from the SSW, pushing through at about 3ft. The energy behind it is still pretty weak, sitting at 435. Waves will be there, but they’ll be lacking any real punch, and the tide is going to be a factor, making it a marginal call. The wind is offshore from the WSW, which is good, but it’s only a light breeze, so the surface should stay pretty clean. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 3ft, and the energy gets a bit more moderate at 561, but we’re still in that “questionable” territory. It’s not gonna be a classic, but it might be the best we see for a while.

Sunday the 16th is a step back. The swell drops to around 3ft with similar energy, but the morning is looking like your best bet. The wind is light and offshore from the W, which will leave the waves clean. The afternoon turns crumbly with a cross-onshore breeze, so the morning is the only window.

From Monday the 17th onward, we’re back to mostly poor surf. The swell stays in that 3ft range, but the wind starts to pick up, getting a bit choppy and messy. There’s no real power behind any of these pulses, and the conditions just aren't favorable. This pattern of weak SSW swell and less-than-ideal winds looks set to hang around through the following weekend.

Now, looking further out, there’s a glimmer of hope. Towards the end of the window, on Sunday the 23rd and into Monday the 24th, we see the swell direction shift more to the SW with a couple of longer period pulses. The energy is still low-to-moderate, but the period is up around 18-19 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. That could bring some cleaner, more defined lines to the reef here, which loves that long-period energy. But keep your expectations in check, it’s still only around the 1ft to 2ft mark, so it’s more promise than performance at this stage. It’s a long way out, so I wouldn’t book your trip on it just yet.

All in all, it’s a poor outlook for the next two weeks. We’ll have to scrape by on the marginal days and hope those longer-period swells at the end of the month materialize into something rideable. Hang in there.

Rusty out.

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