Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about Caspar Creek. It’s a tricky one—this stretch is a sheltered spot, pulling in from the NW, and what we’ve got on the table is a long 16-day window that’s looking pretty grim. There’s a big gap here with no surf worth chasing because the conditions are just plain poor. For the first week and a half, it’s basically a write-off thanks to persistent cross-onshore winds and choppy, lumpy surf. The water temp is sitting at 57°, which is about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, so it’s nothing unusual, just a little nippy.

The first sniff of anything close to surfable doesn’t arrive until Wednesday afternoon, September 2nd. That’s a long way off—over a week from now. The swell is small, only 2ft from the SW, but the period is a long 16 seconds, which is proper groundswell. The wind goes glassy, and that’s a major positive. It’ll be clean, but the wave energy is weak (326) and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not a standout, just the only window where you might get a few clean little lines.

For the rest of the period, it’s a no-go. Even when the swell bumps up to 6ft on Sunday the 23rd or 8ft on Sunday the 30th, the wind is always cross-onshore or onshore, and the quality is poor. The swell energy does get strong—like 904 on the 30th—but with that 28 mph NW wind, it’s a messy, choppy, lumpy mess. That kind of setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The only bright spot is that tiny glassy window on the 2nd of September. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your best bet, but keep expectations low. It’s a long dry spell, but that’s the way it goes sometimes at a sheltered spot like this.

Rusty.

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