Cherry Hill Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking.

Honestly, mate, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and forgettable. There’s really nothing to get excited about for a while. The first hint of anything rideable doesn't even appear until Friday the 14th of August, and even then it’s only just scraping into the "maybe" category. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, sloppy swells and onshore breezes that are going to leave the surf pretty gutless.

The water temp at Cherry Hill is sitting at a remarkable 76°F, which is a whopping 8°F warmer than average for this time of year. It’s like surfing in a bath, but unfortunately that's the only highlight.

From now through to Thursday the 13th, forget it. It's straight-up poor conditions with barely any swell and constant onshore wind. We’re talking tiny waves around 2ft to 3ft, mostly from the SSW, with weak energy readings in the 300s (combined energy 324 to 468). Not worth paddling out.

Things get a tiny bit interesting on Friday the 14th. The morning shows a light WSW breeze at 10 km/h (6 mph), which is offshore for Cherry Hill. Swell is still small at 2ft from the SSW with a long period of 18 seconds (combined energy 583). That long-period groundswell will bring clean, lined-up waves, but it's very marginal. You’ll be hunting for the one good set every 15 minutes. The afternoon sees the wind swing cross-onshore and blow up to 15 km/h (9 mph), so get on it early if you’re desperate.

Saturday the 15th is probably the best of a bad bunch. The morning has a super light WNW breeze at 5 km/h (3 mph), creating light cross-onshore conditions with just small wind ripples. Swell picks up to 3ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the energy bumps up to 670 (combined energy). It’s still a beginner-friendly size and not going to bowl, but it might be the most user-friendly the windows get for a learner. The afternoon sees the cross-shore wind and the swell nudging up to 4ft (combined energy 811), but it’ll be a bit choppy.

After Saturday, it's back to the bin. From Sunday the 16th right through to the end of the window on the 25th of August, the swell drops away again and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore. The only slight change is Saturday the 22nd has a brief 4ft swell from the W with a short, weak 8-second period (combined energy 336), and Sunday the 23rd has a 4ft from the W with a 7-second period (combined energy 329). Both are blown out by onshores, making for messy, unappealing surf better suited to a kite than a paddle.

The overall pattern is grim. This is a classic summer flat spell for this spot. Don't hold your breath; the models are known to change, but right now there’s nothing worth making plans for.

Rusty.

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