Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: Caspar Creek is looking a bit of a tough run over the next sixteen days. The wind just won’t let up from the NW, which is cross-onshore here, and that’s going to wreck most of what the ocean tries to throw at us. The swell energy is moderate at best early on, and the conditions are consistently marked as poor.

The first session isn’t until Saturday, August 22nd, but it's pretty small: just 1 ft of swell from the SW with a very long period of 17 seconds. That period would normally be special, but the combined energy is weak (189), and that cross-on breeze will make it choppy. Not the one. The water temperature is sitting at 57°, which is a touch cooler than average for the time of year—nothing shocking, but you’ll want a good suit.

Sunday the 23rd sees a jump to 5 ft, but it’s a short-period NW windswell (7 seconds) with the same cross-on breeze. The combined energy picks up to moderate (500), but it’s still messy. Monday morning the 24th has a brief moment where the wind switches to WSW and goes light onshore, with a 2 ft SW groundswell (18 seconds) and combined energy at 471. It’s small, but that long period could give you a few runners if you’re patient. The wind nearly goes glassy on Monday afternoon, but the swell is still tiny.

From Tuesday the 25th through to the end of the first week, it’s a relentless pattern: NW wind, cross-onshore, and swell bouncing between 2 ft and 5 ft. The wave energy stays in the moderate range (300-500), but it’s never clean. Thursday the 27th afternoon sees a 7 ft NW swell pop up, but with a 7-second period and choppy wind, it’s a mess.

The second week rolls in with more of the same, only bigger and more frustrating. By Saturday August 29th and Sunday August 30th, we’re looking at 7 ft to 8 ft NW swells (7 seconds) with combined energy jumping into the strong zone (601 to 786). That’s a lot of water moving, but the cross-onshore wind is moderate to fresh, making it lumpy and hard to manage. For a sheltered spot like this, that much NW wind is a killer. These waves are for experienced surfers only, and honestly, the setup looks more interesting for kiteboarding than paddle surfing, given the wind and chop.

The swell keeps pumping into the first days of September, with 7 ft to 8 ft on Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd, combined energy hitting very strong levels (874 to 1026). But again, the wind stays cross-onshore from the NW. The period slowly improves to 8-9 seconds, but it’s still not the clean, lined-up waves we’re after. It’s a grind.

Finally, as we head into the second weekend (September 5th and 6th), the swell drops back to 3 ft to 4 ft with weak energy (125-193). The wind backs off a bit, but it’s still cross-onshore and cloudy.

There’s no standout day in this window. The best bet, and I mean that lightly, is Monday the 24th of August morning, when the wind is lightest from the WSW and that 2 ft SW groundswell has a beautiful 18-second period. You’ll have to work for it on a log, but it’s the only time the conditions might give you a clean, glassy face. For the rest, it’s a waiting game for a change in the wind.

Rusty.

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