Corvette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for the local spot. Gotta be honest with ya, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We've got a wave, sure, but it's gonna take some work to find the good ones.

The standout day is looking like Tuesday the 22nd. We've got a serious groundswell pushin' in from the SSW. The ocean's gonna be packin' some serious grunt, with a combined energy reading of 3315 – that's a lotta juice. Wave heights will be a solid 8ft, and with a very long period of 16 seconds, it's got that deep ocean pulse. The wind's gonna be clean and cross-off from the SE, which means the faces will be smooth. This is the one to circle on the calendar, but remember, with that kind of size and power, this is mostly a paddle for the experienced crew.

Things get started on Tuesday the 15th. Corvette is the only game in town for a while. The morning looks alright with a clean 7ft groundswell from the S, period at 14 seconds. Wind is a cross-off from the ESE, which will keep it tidy. But the combined energy is a massive 1663, so there's plenty of push. The water temp is 72°, pretty much spot on for this time of year.

Wednesday the 16th sees the swell drop off fast. It's smaller, down around 4ft, and while it's still clean, the energy is way down to 512. It's just not really doing much.

We hit a flat spell from Thursday the 17th right through to the end of that week. There's nothing doing. The wind is onshore and messy, and the ocean just looks confused. That gap runs for a few days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, the following week looks more promising. The weekend of the 20th sees a new, powerful SSW groundswell building in. Sunday morning the 20th has 10ft waves with a very long 15-second period and combined energy of 3362. It's a lot of water moving, but the wind is a cross-on from the S, so the conditions will be a bit lumpy. It's not the cleanest choice.

Tuesday the 22nd is our best shot, like I said. That morning session is the highlight. The morning of Thursday the 24th is also a monster, with 8ft and an 18-second period, plus a combined energy of 4829. That's some serious deep ocean swell, but the wind picks up to a fresh breeze, and by the afternoon it's a near-gale at 34 mph. That afternoon and Friday the 25th are a washout for paddle surfing – that's kite territory if anything.

The very end of the window, around Monday the 28th and into Tuesday the 29th, sees the swell turn more easterly. It's smaller, around 5ft to 6ft, with short, weak periods of 8-10 seconds. The energy is dropping (around 600-700). It's clean but just doesn't have the same power as the SSW pulses.

So, if you're picking your moment, it's that Tuesday morning the 22nd. Clean, powerful, and a little bit special. Everything else is a bit of a gamble.

Rusty.

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