Bolinas Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a long stretch ahead, and honestly, there’s no big, glorious swell on the horizon. We’re looking at a lot of smaller, mixed-up conditions, so you’ve gotta pick your moments. The early part of the week is a bit of a write-off, but there are a couple of windows where it all comes together for a fun surf.

Thursday afternoon kicks off the period, but conditions are pretty average. There's some waist-high swell, but the wind is a cross-off breeze, and the whole thing looks a bit disorganized. We're not going to go running for the board over this.

The real standout, the one to keep an eye on, is Sunday morning, the 30th. That's the cleanest window we've got. We’re looking at about 3ft of southwest swell with a 16-second period. But the headline is that wind—a light southwest breeze that’s pure glass, with a cross-off energy that's going to have the lines peeling nicely off the jetty. The combined swell energy is strong, sitting at 705, so there’s some proper push behind it. The water temp is 61°F, which is nearly 3°F warmer than average for this time of year, so it'll feel nice. It's a beginner break, and with these conditions, it’s a perfect morning to get some clean, easy waves. You'll have company, but the quality should be worth it.

From Sunday afternoon, the quality steps down. The size stays similar, but the wind swings around, and the energy drops off again. The whole of next week is mostly a case of waiting it out. There are some clean mornings, like Friday the 4th, which looks very promising with a light offshore breeze and a good-looking swell, but the energy is a bit weaker, a bit more inconsistent.

After that, we get into the second week, and the pattern really goes quiet. The swell pulses back up a couple of times, like the morning of Tuesday the 8th and Thursday the 10th, bringing some nice deep-water periods of around 17 to 19 seconds. But the size just isn't there. It's not going to be breaking with any real punch. The energy levels are consistently moderate, never really hitting that strong threshold.

Look, the long-range forecast shows a lot of small, clean days, but nothing epic. Sunday morning is the one to mark in the calendar. If you can only get out once, make it that.

Rusty out.

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