Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at Caspar Creek. It’s gonna be a story of two halves: some solid, clean surf early, a messy, blown-out middle, and a small, clean finish.

The water’s feeling a bit chilly, about 3°F colder than normal for this time of year, sitting around 55°F. Might want the hood if you’re sensitive.

The surf starts with a bang on Monday, August 3rd. Morning sees a 10ft west-northwest swell with a 10-second period and plenty of energy (1476). The wind is cross-onshore, but the afternoon is the clear winner. The breeze dies to a glassy 3 km/h, the swell cleans up to a solid 8ft, and the energy is still strong (1111). This is your first standout. It’s too big for beginners, but for anyone comfortable in overhead-plus surf, this is the day. Expect clean, powerful sets rolling through.

Tuesday afternoon stays clean with 6ft surf and glassy conditions, but the swell is easing. Wednesday drops to 5ft, but the wind goes a bit cross-on. Thursday and Friday are poor as the swell bottoms out. A weak, long-period south-southwest swell tries to show up Thursday, but it’s small and the wind messes it up. It’s a quiet stretch.

Then the northwest windswell machine turns on, starting Friday the 7th and building through the weekend and into the next week. From August 8th through the 13th, we see 8ft to 12ft of surf, but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy. The energy is strong (up to 2680), so there’s plenty of power, but it’s a messy, blown-out mess. This is more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day.

Around the 14th and 15th, the wind drops and so does the swell. There’s a lovely, long-period west-northwest swell on the 15th, but it’s tiny, only 3ft. That Saturday afternoon the wind goes glassy and it looks promising, just small. Then on Sunday the 16th, a new northwest swell fills in, bringing 6ft, and the afternoon goes glassy with a light offshore touch. That’s another clean window, though it won’t have the size of the first day.

The last few days show some more energy around the 17th and 18th, with 10ft and 3ft swells respectively. The winds are light, which is good, but the swell directions are a bit mixed. There’s a small, clean 3ft west-northwest swell on Tuesday the 18th afternoon that might be worth a look in the glassy conditions.

So, keep it simple. If you want size and clean surf, make the call for Monday afternoon. If you want a longboard and clean glass, the last weekend looks like your window. Everything else in between is a battle with the wind.

Rusty, signing off.

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