Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it. This is a bit of a frustrating watch for Caspar Creek. The whole 16-day window's got size, no doubt about it, but the wind is just a straight-up pest most of the time. We’ve got a real run of “could’ve been” energy.

The main story is the wind. We’ve got consistent northwesterlies raking this spot, which is a sheltered spot that wants that window to be clean. For the first week, it’s almost a write-off. The swell builds from a combined energy of 383 on the 1st, all the way up to a massive 2306 on the 2nd, but it’s all cross-onshore with 18 to 22 mph winds. That 10 ft to 12 ft of swell is just going to be blown-out, lumpy chaos. Not beginner territory with those sizes, but it doesn't matter because it’s ugly anyway. There’s a gap of pure poor conditions right through until the 5th of August.

Now, Wednesday the 5th of August is where we get a tiny, tiny window. On the Wednesday afternoon, the wind goes dead glassy. For a few hours, that 5 ft NW swell (combined energy of 501) will be the cleanest surf on offer in the whole outlook. It's a short-ish period at 9 seconds, but when it’s glassy at Caspar Creek, it gets fun. That’s your one small stand-out in the first half of the month.

After that glass-off, it’s back into the cross-onshore chop for days. The swell stays solidly in the 6 ft to 10 ft range through to the 16th, with that combined energy hitting four digits often, but the wind hardly ever gives us a break. The period hangs around 8 to 10 seconds, so it’s a mix of windswell and small groundswell, but it’s all trashed. It’s the kind of setup where you’d be looking at the kites more than the longboards, to be honest.

The best of a bad bunch is probably Monday the 10th of August morning, with an 8 ft NW swell and a better 10-second period, combined energy of 1336. The wind is only a light cross-on from the WNW, so it might just have a bit of shape on the sets. It’s still a marginal call, but if you’re desperate, that’s the pick of the second week.

Water temp is sitting at 55° on the first day, which is about 2 degrees colder than average for the time of year. So expect a bit of a chill, but nothing wild.

To be straight with you, this isn't a classic run for Caspar Creek. The consistency is there, but the quality is a battle. It should turn, it always does. Keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty.

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