Corvette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down the next couple of weeks at Corvette. We've got a slow start, but there's a real beast lurking on the horizon.

The early part of the outlook is pretty quiet and marginal. We're looking at a few days of small to modest sized swell, but the wind and conditions aren't cooperating much for clean, quality waves out of the gate. Some of these smaller days are noted as having questionable tide conditions, so you’ll have to work for a mediocre one.

Saturday the 7th into Tuesday the 10th is a bit of a write-off. Swell is showing up, but the wave energy is weak, and we've got onshore or cross-onshore winds messing it up. The water temp is sitting around 71°, which is pretty average for this time of year.

But then, hold onto your boardshorts. The real action starts kicking in around Saturday the 12th of September. That's our standout. A solid SSW groundswell rolls in with a very long 18-second period. We're talking 13 ft on the morning, dropping to 12 ft in the afternoon. That size is well into expert territory—over 8 ft—and with that long period, it's going to be a freight train. It'll work best for experienced surfers. The cross-offshore wind from the SE should keep it pretty clean. This is the one to circle on your calendar.

The swell stays solid through Sunday the 13th and into Monday the 14th. On Sunday morning, it's still a chunky 8 ft with a 16-second period and clean cross-off wind. By the afternoon, it bumps back up to 10 ft. The energy is still strong. It's still a big, powerful groundswell; paddling out might be easier between sets, but the wave itself will be demanding.

The following week sees the swell ease off a bit, dropping back down to the 5 ft to 7 ft range by mid-week, but the cross-off winds hold for a few days. The wave energy drops back to moderate. The clean conditions will be nice for the smaller stuff. By the 17th and 18th, the wind turns onshore again, blowing the surf out. We get a bit of a spike on the morning of Sunday the 20th with a clean 10 ft cross-off swell from the SSW, but at 16 days out, take that as a promising but less certain possibility.

The clear best bet is Saturday the 12th. Big, clean, powerful. If you're not an expert, the Sunday the 13th session in the morning at 8 ft will be more manageable. The wind stays cross-off, keeping things clean.

Rusty.

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