Beavers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m lookin’ at the next couple of weeks here, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s pretty quiet. The whole sixteen-day window is a tough one for Beavers, and there’s really no standout window to get excited about. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak waves and mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The first real sniff of anything even remotely rideable doesn’t show up until the 10th of August, and even then, it’s marginal.

The combined swell energy is mostly well under 200 (183 on the 3rd, 193 on the 3rd afternoon, 203 on the 7th afternoon), which is weak to moderate at best, and the swell heights barely nudge past 3 ft for most of the period. The only time it gets a bit more interesting is the 15th of August, Saturday morning, when the swell nudges up to 2 ft from the SSW with a period of 16 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 310 (moderate). The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s not clean, but it’s the most energy we see all window. The 17th of August, Monday afternoon, sees a jump in swell height to 4 ft, but it’s a short-period 5-second wind swell from the WNW, and the wind is a moderate 12 mph cross-shore, so it’s gonna be choppy and messy. That’s not a fun paddle.

For the first week, from the 3rd through the 9th, it’s all small stuff. Mornings are often glassy with light offshore breezes, but the swell is tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft – and the period is short, so you’re just bobbing around. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The best of a bad lot is the 15th of August (Saturday) morning at Beavers (a beach and reef setup). The swell is 2 ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, which is a long-period groundswell. That’s got some energy (310), and it’s a reef break, so it might shape up alright. But the wind is cross-on, so it won’t be perfect. Still, it’s the only day that gets a “marginal” rating, not a straight “poor.” The 10th of August (Monday) afternoon also gets a marginal tag, with a 2 ft SSW swell and a 13-second period, with light glassy offshore winds. That’s tiny, but it’s clean. Crowds are “often” at Beavers, so expect company.

If you’re a beginner, the swell is never above 5 ft, so it’s all safe for you, but the quality is so low you might not get much. For experts, the 17th August afternoon has 4 ft, but the period is 5 seconds and the wind is messy – that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a proper paddle.

So, in short: the first nine days are a write-off, then a few marginal days around the 10th and 15th, but nothing that’ll make you call in sick. The 15th is your best bet, but it’s a long shot. Stay patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts, ’cause it can’t stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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