Caspar Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Honestly, the outlook for Caspar Creek is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of poor conditions that doesn't let up for the first two weeks. The first real chance for anything decent doesn't come until the very end of the period.

Right now, just about everything is messy. The wind is stubbornly coming from the north-west, blowing cross-onshore all day, every day. For a spot as sheltered as Caspar Creek, that's the kiss of death. The water temp is 58°F, which is basically average for this time of year.

For the first week, from Thursday the 30th of July through Monday the 4th of August, it's a write-off. The swell is there, with wave heights running 5 ft to 13 ft, but the swell period is short, around 7 to 9 seconds. It's a messy windswell. The wind just wrecks it, making everything choppy and lumpy. On Tuesday the 4th of August, in the afternoon, we finally get a brief moment of glassy wind. The swell drops to 7 ft from the NW. That's the first moment worth paddling out, but the forecast is marginal due to tide issues. It's a brief glimmer in a sea of bad.

After that, there's another long, dusty stretch from Wednesday the 5th through Sunday the 9th of August. On the 9th, we get another glassy window in the afternoon with a clean 6 ft NW swell, but again, it’s just a small window. The pattern is cruel: building swell with bad wind, or light wind and dropping swell.

The only true standout, and I mean the only one worth a red circle on the calendar, is Tuesday the 13th of August. It's still a week and a half out, so take it with a grain of salt, but the morning looks promising. The swell is a consistent 7 ft from the NW with a 9-second period. The big plus is a light cross-onshore breeze from the WNW. It's not glass, but it's light enough that Caspar Creek might just clean up and offer some fun lines. The afternoon stays marginal, but that morning session is the best we've got.

For beginners, be careful. For most of the first week, the swell is over 5 ft and often over 8 ft, so definitely for experienced heads only.

Overall, it's a tough call. This is a blank run for the area, and you'd be better off finding something else to do until that Tuesday the 13th of August rolls around. The forecasts can always change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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