Beavers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, you know what, I'm gonna be straight with you. This is a tough one. We're looking at the next 16 days for Beavers, and honestly, the surf is a real struggle. We're talking about a long stretch of basically nothing.

The wave energy is just not there. Most days, the combined energy reading is in the low double or triple digits—like 67 (moderate energy) up to the 200-300 range (moderate energy) later on, but the wave heights are tiny. For the first week and a half, it's all knee-high dribble, maxing out about 2ft to 3ft. The swell direction is mostly from the SSW to SW, which isn't ideal for this spot—it's wide open to the west, and the optimum is straight from the W.

The water is borderline unreal though. It's sitting at 70°, which is a massive 7° warmer than normal for this time of year. You’ll be surfing in boardies, that’s for sure.

The real tragedy is the wind. For most of the mornings, it's light and offshore (from the SSW), which would be *perfect* for grooming waves. But there are no waves to groom. It’s like having a perfectly tuned engine with no gas in the tank. It’s frustrating.

The first real glimmer of hope, and I mean a glimmer, doesn't come until the morning of Thursday, 14th August. The combined energy bumps up to 291 (moderate energy), and the swell is 1ft from the SSW with a very long period of 19 seconds. That’s a groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely rideable. The wind is light and offshore, so it’ll be glassy, but you’re still fighting for scraps.

Then on the morning of Saturday, 16th August, we see the same story: 3ft at 16 seconds from the SSW, with light offshore winds. The energy is up to 359 (moderate energy), but at only 3ft, it’s still a far cry from having any punch. The afternoon of the 16th gets a bit bigger, 3ft from the SSW, with a cross-on wind, but it's still marginal.

The only real change in the whole window happens on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19th August. The swell jumps to 7ft from the WNW, but with a horrible period of just 6 seconds. That's windswell, and it's going to be a messy, chunky close-out. The wind is light cross-on, so it won't be clean. For a beach and reef setup like Beavers, that kind of short-period 7ft swell is a washing machine. In fact, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The following morning, Wednesday the 20th, still has some size at 4ft and 5ft, but it's the same short-period, lumpy energy. It’s a tough call.

The Standout: If you're desperate, the absolute best of a bad lot is the morning of Saturday, 16th August. The light offshore wind and that 3ft of long-period groundswell will make for the cleanest, most glassy conditions you'll see. Just don't expect to get barreled. It’s a session for the longboard, not the step-up.

The rest of the window is a write-off. There are days of just flat, glassy ocean with nothing to ride. It’s a long, slow grind until that late-period windswell shows up, and even that isn't worth getting excited about.

Stay patient, mates. The ocean will wake up eventually.

- Rusty

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