Surf Forecasts:
Caspar Creek surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period, SW swell with 1,111 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Caspar Creek this week:
The surf forecast for Caspar Creek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Caspar Creek in the next 16 days are 1.2m 20s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 18s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Caspar Creek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the table here. Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run. We’re looking at Caspar Creek and the opening act is a flat, scratchy mess. The 16-day window starts on Friday the 24th of July and the first week is basically a write-off. There’s a solid nine or ten days of poor surf conditions with mostly cross-onshore winds and weak, short-period slop.
From Friday morning the 24th right through to Monday the 3rd of August, every entry says the same thing – poor surf. The swell is small, mostly under 5 feet, and what little energy there is gets torn up by constant NW and NNW winds. The combined energy is weak to moderate, with nothing above a reading of 522 (moderate wave energy) until late in the run. Water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 60°, but that won’t help the waves.
Then, from Tuesday the 5th of August, the swell starts to kick. By the morning of the 6th, we’ve got a proper 10-foot swell from the NW with a period of 8 seconds and an energy reading of 1239 (strong wave energy). That’s the best on offer. But here’s the catch – the wind finally turns onshore, light at 6 mph from the WNW. It’s a marginal situation, but the size is there. For an expert crew only, that sort of power will be thumping, but it’s not clean. A short period groundswell at 10 feet is going to be a beast at this beachy setup, dumping hard and closing out.
The standout by default is the morning of Thursday the 6th of August. Swell is 10 feet from the NW, and the wind is light onshore. It’s big and raw, definitely not for the faint-hearted. The day after, Friday the 7th, holds similar size but with more cross-onshore wind, so it loses points.
Honestly, for the first nine days, you’d be better off doing something else. There’s a huge gap of zero recommendations until that first week of August. Then it gets big and messy. I wouldn’t get excited about kite surfing either, because that onshore wind is light for most of the big swell days. Just a long, frustrating wait for a peak that never quite lines up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 24 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 801 | 159 | 114 | 890 | 135 | 95 | 59 | 156 | 92 | 203 | 236 | 141 | 305 | 345 | 335 | 522 | 505 | 481 | 598 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.15m | 8:08PM1.78m | 10:59AM1.21m | 8:54PM1.82m | 11:35AM1.25m | 9:38PM1.86m | 12:06PM1.30m | 10:18PM1.90m | 12:34PM1.34m | 10:57PM1.92m | 1:00PM1.38m | 11:34PM1.91m | 1:27PM1.43m | 00:11AM1.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM1.01m | 3:49AM0.00m | 2:39PM1.02m | 4:30AM-0.07m | 3:29PM1.01m | 5:07AM-0.12m | 4:13PM0.97m | 5:40AM-0.15m | 4:54PM0.93m | 6:12AM-0.17m | 5:34PM0.88m | 6:42AM-0.15m | 6:15PM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 204 | 163 | 159 | 1221 | 890 | 872 | 1004 | 855 | 719 | 845 | 1153 | 837 | 932 | 1081 | 900 | 539 | 627 | 436 | 372 | 469 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 24 | SW 23 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | NNW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 90 | 801 | 544 | 114 | 109 | 135 | 56 | 47 | 180 | 60 | 40 | 144 | 56 | 54 | 119 | 227 | 221 | 207 | 183 | 22 | 211 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 568 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 73 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 25 | — | 21 | 8 | — | 32 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 23 | — | 159 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 59 | 156 | 92 | 203 | 236 | 141 | 305 | 345 | 335 | 522 | 505 | 481 | 598 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 189 | 7 | 209 | 310 | 0 | 209 | 270 | 6 | 209 | 310 | 7 | 209 | 310 | 7 | 190 | 310 | 7 | 136 | 627 | 7 |
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