Crash Boat Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you—this stretch ahead is looking pretty grim for waves at Crash Boat. We’re looking at a solid run of days with barely a ripple on offer. It’s gonna be a waiting game.

Right off the bat, the forecast shows nothing but poor surf conditions day after day. We start with a flat, glassy Monday afternoon, and that sets the tone. Over the next week, we’re talking tiny swell, mostly under 1 foot, with weak energy—you’re looking at combined energy values sitting in single digits most of the time. It’s not even enough to get a beginner excited, honestly. The water temp is around 86°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be a warm paddle if you’re desperate.

The wind is mostly cross-off or light offshore, so it’ll be clean, but clean and flat is still flat. There’s a slight bump of 1 feet from the north on Friday the 11th afternoon, but even that’s only got a combined energy reading of 23—weak. Not worth getting changed for.

We’ll see a couple of days with a bit of north-northeast energy sneaking in, like on Friday the 18th and again around Monday the 21st, but the swell stays minuscule, around 0.7 feet, and the energy barely climbs past 7. It’s all shorter-period, windswell-type junk, not anything with push behind it.

Honestly, this place is inconsistent at the best of times, and this window is looking particularly barren. It’s one of those stretches where the forecast can flip, but right now, there’s nothing surfable on the horizon. If you absolutely need to get wet, it’s more of a swim than a surf, and given the sheltered setup, you might be better off taking the kite out if the wind picks up, because for paddle surfing, this is a no-go.

Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath. This looks like a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when it goes quiet like this. I’ll be here when it turns on again.

Rusty

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