Coastguard Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, checkin’ in for your local surf.

Right off the bat, this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a 16-day window but there’s no good surf on the table throughout the whole run. The swell’s either too small, too weak, or the wind’s blowin’ the wrong way, leaving us with a total blank for the foreseeable future. The first few days are especially grim, with moderate energy but terrible conditions, and after that it’s mostly quiet.

Let’s start with Tuesday the 7th. There’s a pulse of swell pushing 6 ft from the ENE, with a short 6-second period and combined energy that’s moderate (324). But the wind is a strong 28 mph out of the NE, smashin’ it cross-on. It’s messy, lumpy, and honestly a write-off. Wednesday the 8th morning sees a bit more size at 7 ft from the ENE, period stretching to 8 seconds, and energy gettin’ strong (754). But again, cross-shore winds and a chop make it a no-go. After that, it’s a rapid downhill slide.

From Thursday the 9th onward, the swell drops hard. You’re lookin’ at 2 ft or less for days. Winds do go cross-off or clean at times, like Thursday morning and afternoon, but there’s just no wave energy to work with. The combined energy readings are tiny – 45, 33, even down to 17. That’s a weak dribble, not a wave.

There’s a small, glassy moment on Monday the 13th morning, with the wind completely dead. But the swell is only 1 ft from the ESE, with a combined energy of 15. It’s pretty as a pond, but you can’t surf it. Friday the 17th morning offers another glassy spell, swell at 2 ft from the NNE, but it’s only 4 seconds of period and energy at 24. Barely a ripple.

By the second week, it’s more of the same. Clean backsides with light offshore winds show up on the 18th and 19th, but swell heights are stuck between 1 ft and 3 ft. The period stays short, the energy’s low. The 20th bumps up to 2 ft from the SE with a 10-second period and energy hitting 67, but the wind is cross or cross-off. It’s clean-ish, but it’s still barely rideable.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. If you’ve got a longboard and zero expectations, you might get a knee-high bump on Monday the 20th afternoon (2 ft SE, cross-off, combined energy 71), but that’s the best it gets. The truth is, for the whole 16 days, there’s no surf worth paddlin’ out for. It’s a rare dead spell for Coastguard Beach. It won’t stay this way forever – forecasts change.

Rusty.

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