Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Caspar Creek is a tough watch. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap with no real surf on offer. Things are looking pretty ordinary until we hit the 23rd of August, and even then, it’s a real mixed bag.

The water temp is sitting around 57°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Our first real chance of anything half-decent comes on Sunday the 23rd of August. The morning is a write-off with a cross-onshore wind chopping up a new 6ft NW swell. The afternoon cleans up a touch but it’s still marginal at best. That NW swell has a short period of 8 seconds, meaning it’ll be a bit lumpy and won’t have much push. The combined energy is moderate though, hitting (587).

Then on Monday the 24th of August, we get our one and only standout. The morning is still poor, but the afternoon turns glassy. Swell drops to 5ft from the NW with a short 8-second period, but the glassy conditions make it the cleanest the wave will look in this whole window. It’s a beginner-friendly size, and the offshore wind from the SW will make it rideable. For Caspar Creek, this is the session to aim for.

After that, it’s a return to frustration. Through late August and into the first few days of September, the wind is almost always onshore from the NW, chopping up swells that mostly sit between 5ft and 8ft. The period is often short, under 8 seconds. On the 28th of August, the swell bumps up to 8ft from the NW with combined energy rocketing to (1193) in the morning, but it’s blown out and messy – that’s expert-only territory with this wind. The same goes for the 29th of August with a similar setup.

The one tiny glimmer in the second week is Thursday the 3rd of September morning. We get a 5ft NW swell with a light offshore wind from the W, but it’s only rated as marginal. It’s a long shot.

The big finish on Friday the 4th of September sees a 10ft NW swell roll in. The energy is huge at (1412), the wind is light, but the period is a short 8 seconds. This is big, dangerous, and poor quality – only for the most experienced crew on big gear, and even then, it won’t be pretty.

If you’re looking to paddle, there’s really only the one afternoon on the 24th of August that’s worth your time. For the rest, the wind and chop are so persistent that this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer with a foamie.

Stay patient.

Rusty

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