Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

To be straight with you, the forecast is a tough one to swallow. This spot is just not set up for anything good in the coming sixteen days. The wind is a constant problem – it’s nearly always cross-on, and that’s just not going to give us the clean faces we want. The entire run is rated as poor surf conditions, so there’s no standout session to get excited about. We’re looking at a long stretch of mediocrity without a single recommendation.

The first bit of surf we see is on Tuesday afternoon, July 21st. There’s a tiny bit of swell, 3 ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak at 173. The wind is glassy though, dead calm out of the west at 3 mph, so the water will be like a mirror. The water temp is 55°, which is about 0.9° colder than normal for this time of year – so pretty average, nothing wild. But that’s about the only positive. The surf is ordinary, and the score is a flat one.

From Wednesday morning, July 22nd, the wind picks up and it’s downhill from there. The wind stays cross-on, gusting from the NW, and the swell stays small and weak. For the next several days, the heights bob around between 2 ft and 3 ft, with periods mostly 8-10 seconds. The energy is negligible, barely getting into triple digits (93-138). This is truly a flat spell.

Then, around Friday afternoon, July 24th, we see a spike in the numbers. The swell height is still only 3 ft, but the period jumps to 24 seconds – that’s a very long-period groundswell. The combined energy hits 938, which is moderate. But here’s the killer: the wind is still cross-on from the NNW at 9 mph. So that long-period energy, which would be fantastic at a point or reef, is going to get chopped up and messy at this beach. It’s a tease.

It stays like this through the rest of July and into early August. The swell does build, but the wind stays onshore. From July 26th onwards, the swell gets bigger, hitting 5 ft to 8 ft, with periods of 6-7 seconds – that’s short-period, wind-driven junk. The energy becomes strong (355-716), but it’s all windswell. The wind is a steady 12-19 mph cross-on from the NW. For a beginner, anything over 5 ft in these conditions is a handful, and over 8 ft is strictly for experts who don’t mind a beating. With the chop and the cross-on breeze, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Later in the run, on August 4th and 5th, the swell gets even bigger, to 10 ft, and the energy is very strong (1482-1866). But again, the wind is cross-on at 12-16 mph. The period is 8-9 seconds, so it’s still a messy, lumpy mess. No good for a clean ride.

So, bottom line: there are no good days to recommend. Don’t bother waxing up for Caspar Creek in this window. It’s a blank run, and honestly, for this area, that’s not unusual. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait for a clean wave.

Rusty.

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