Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough outlook. For the entire 16-day window, there isn’t a single solid green light for a proper surf session. It’s a long, frustrating stretch of poor conditions. The only spot we’ve got data for is Caspar Creek, but the wind is just relentless, ruining any potential the swell has.

The first real chance to even think about paddling out comes on the morning of Saturday, July 5th. We’ve got a small, weak NW swell coming in at around 6 ft, but the period is a short, weak 8 seconds. The wind is light but cross-onshore, putting a crinkle on the surface. The water temp is sitting at 53 °F, which feels a bit colder than normal for this time of year. The energy is moderate (511). Honestly, it’s only a marginal call, and the tide could mess it up.

We then sit through a whole lot of nothing for days. The wind stays cross-onshore or worse, with speeds picking up to 12 mph or 16 mph from Wednesday the 9th through Thursday the 10th, making it properly choppy. Swell heights bump up into the 8 ft to 10 ft range, but it’s all messy, short-period windswell with poor quality across the board. The combined energy gets strong, hitting 1339 on the 9th afternoon, but with that onshore wind, it’s just a washing machine.

A bit of a change comes toward the end of the window. On the morning of Thursday, July 17th, we finally get a proper groundswell pulse with a long 17-second period and solid energy reading of 1262. The swell is a modest 4 ft from the WNW, and for a rare moment, the wind goes straight onshore from the west at only 6 mph. That could clean it up. It’s still a marginal call, and that long period might make it a bit straight at Caspar Creek, but it’s the closest we get to a real window.

So, the long and short of it is: this is a blank run for the area. When the conditions stay this poor for this long, it’s pretty normal for the spot. Don’t force it. The one glimmer is that Thursday the 17th morning. Don’t get your hopes up, but keep an eye on the sky.

Stay patient.
Rusty

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