Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Alright, straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a grim stretch of days for Caspar Creek. The first solid option doesn’t show up for a while, and even then, it’s a struggle. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The first chance to get wet comes on Wednesday, August 12th, with some knee-to-waist high swell pushing in at 7 ft from the NW. But the wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the WNW at 6 mph, leaving it a little bumpy. It’s a sheltered spot, so it’s holding some energy, but the combined energy is moderate at 634 and the period is a short 8 seconds. Honestly, it’s a marginal call. Things get worse that afternoon when the wind picks up to 12 mph and the chop sets in.

Thursday the 13th starts with a 7 ft NW swell and an offshore wind from the W at 6 mph. That sounds promising, but the period is still short at 8 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (720). The wind is clean, but the wave comment says it’s marginal. It’s the best of a bad lot, but I wouldn’t call it a standout.

After that, it’s a straight downhill slide. Friday the 14th drops to 4 ft, and the wind goes onshore, making it poor. From Saturday the 15th through to the 17th, we’re looking at dropping swell – 3 ft, 2 ft, 2 ft – all with light onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The energy drops to weak (100 and lower). You’re basically looking at flat, choppy water.

We hit a real dead zone from the 18th through to the 22nd. Swell bottoms out at 1.0 ft to 3 ft, mostly with cross-onshore winds. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 25 and 435. There’s a weird spike on the 18th afternoon with a 1.0 ft swell and a 15-second period, but that’s just a long-period nothingburger. Not worth a paddle.

A bit of a pulse shows up on the 23rd and 24th, but it’s all cross-onshore wind messing it up. The 24th afternoon sees a jump to 7 ft from the NW, but with a short 7-second period and a moderate breeze from the NW at 9 mph, the combined energy is 552 – moderate, but the wind is ruining it. The wave comment calls it poor.

The best chance in the whole window might be on the 27th, which is Thursday morning. That’s a full 15 days out, so take it with a grain of salt. But it shows a 2 ft swell from the SW with a long 14-second period, and an offshore wind from the WSW at 6 mph. The combined energy is moderate at 460. It’s a long-period groundswell, so at a beach break like this, it’ll likely break a bit straight and fat, but with clean offshore wind, you might find a few fun ones. It’s the only time the wind really lines up right.

Bottom line: Caspar Creek is a write-off for nearly two weeks. The only real glimmer is that distant Thursday the 27th morning, with clean offshore wind and a long-period SW swell. It’s promising but far out. For now, leave the board in the shed.

Rusty.

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