Coney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me level with you about the next couple of weeks. It's bleak, pure and simple. We've got a proper flat spell on our hands that stretches for days with nothing worthy of a paddle. If you're looking to get your fix, you might be better off looking at kite gear later on, because the surf is a no-go.

Looking at the data for Coney Beach, which is the only game in town, it's tough. The water is sitting at a very unusual 69°, which is a whopping 8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's freakishly warm. Don't let that warm water fool you, though, because the waves are dead.

For the first week, from Saturday the 15th right through the next Saturday the 22nd, it's a total shutout. We're talking tiny dribbles. On Saturday morning, there's 1ft of weak, short-period WSW slop with weak energy, and while the wind is glassy, the conditions are poor. It's just not surfable. The next day is even smaller. We see a tiny bump to 3ft on Wednesday morning the 19th with a clean cross-off wind, but the period is a pathetic 6 seconds, giving it no push. That's a classic example of something that looks okay on paper but is useless in the water.

The only half-decent window is around Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st. Thursday morning sees the swell bump to 4ft from the WSW with a 7-second period and moderate wave energy. The wind is clean and cross-off. It's the biggest swell of the whole 16 days, but it's still small and weak. Friday morning has a cleaner 2ft with a light offshore breeze from the NNE, which would make it look pretty, but there's just no power behind it.

After that, from Saturday the 22nd all the way through the end of the month on the 30th, it's back to tiny, insignificant ripples. The only thing that changes is the wind, blowing onshore or cross-shore most of the time. By the 25th and 26th, we see 0.3ft of swell with fresh offshore winds – a total tease. The surface will be clean as glass, but you'll just be floating around on flat water.

There's nothing here to recommend. Coney Beach is a sheltered spot that needs a solid push from the WSW, and there's just no swell energy to back it up. It's a fairly consistent spot, so this blank run is unusual, and forecasts can always change, but as it stands, this is a "leave the boards in the shed" kind of forecast.

Rusty.

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