Camel Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and let’s get into it. It’s a bit of a frustrating stretch on the horizon for Camel Rock. I’m looking at the next couple of weeks and honestly, it’s a whole lot of “almost” but not quite. The swell is there, but the wind and the wave quality just aren’t playing ball for a proper surf session. We’ve got a solid run of marginal to poor conditions, so don’t get too hyped up just yet.

The first real chance to even look at it is this coming Sunday morning, the 17th. We’ve got some WNW wind, which is about as good as it gets here, blowing onshore at 6 mph. The swell is small, only 2ft from the SW with a decent 14-second period. It’s a bit weak, with combined energy at 356, but that long period does give it a bit of push. It’s a marginal call, but the wind being light and on might just keep it clean enough for a few grovelly ones if you’re keen. We'll see.

The rest of the week is a bit of a washout, to be honest. Cross-onshore winds and short-period NW windswell are the story from Monday onwards. That 7-second period stuff is just lumpy and messy. The energy does start to build, like on Wednesday the 19th, with the combined energy hitting 556, and swell getting up to 5ft in the morning. But it’s just poor quality, and that cross-onshore breeze will have it all chopped up before you even get out there.

The build continues into the following weekend. By Saturday the 22nd, we’re looking at 7ft to 8ft of NW windswell, with energy jumping up to 658 and 820. This is proper size, and for a beginner spot like this, it’s getting too big. The wind is still cross-onshore, just making it a messy, blown-out mess. This is big, ugly, wind-affected surf, not the clean lines we’re after. It looks like a kite-surfing set-up more than a paddle-surfing one. If you have a kite, maybe this is your window, but for a surfboard, it’s a pass.

There’s another shot of that same NW windswell around the 27th and 28th, with the energy peaking at 893 on the 27th afternoon, with waves hitting 8ft. Again, it’s just too messy. The period is short at 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore. Even though the swell is significant, the quality is just not there for a good surf.

So, honestly, the best bet in this whole window is that early Sunday morning call on the 17th. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only time the wind is headed in the right direction with any kind of decent period. The rest is a write-off. A long stretch of build-ups and blown-out conditions, and then it fades back down to nothing by the 29th. It’s a frustrating pattern, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Keep an eye on it, because forecasts can change, but as it stands, that Sunday morning is the one to be out there for if you’re desperate for a paddle.

Rusty.

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