Crouching Lion Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. We got Crouching Lion on tap for this whole forecast, and it's looking like a straight-up frustrating grind. The swell is there, but that wind is gonna have its way with it for most of the run. It's one of those times where you look at the ocean and just want to paddle home.

Water temp is pretty normal for this time of year, nothing wild there. But for the next few days, it's a total write-off. Starting Friday the 31st, we've got a tired 7ft east swell with a short, weak 7-second period and a fresh cross-onshore breeze. It's lumpy, it's bumpy, just poor conditions. The combined energy is weak-moderate at 596, and it ain't gonna be any fun. Saturday the 1st sees a bump to 8ft, but the energy jumps to a strong 1107, and it's still a messy cross-on wind. That's a lot of water moving with no shape. It stays in that poor zone through Sunday.

We get a slight break on Monday the 3rd as the wind eases to a gentle breeze, but it's still cross-onshore and the swell drops to 6ft. It's cleaner, but still chopped up. The best window, if you can call it that, is around Tuesday the 4th. The swell drops to 5ft but the period stretches out to a long 11 seconds. It's still cross-on, but the longer period gives it some push, and the energy is moderate at 593. It's only marginal, but for this stretch, it's the best the first week has to offer. Still, you're fighting the wind the whole time.

After that, it just falls apart. The period drops, the wind stays onshore or cross, and the energy fades. We go through a long stretch from around the 5th through to the 15th where it's just poor. There's a day or two with some slightly better winds, but the swell is weak and junky. The middle of the second week sees the swell drop to 4ft with weak energy, so don't get your hopes up. It's a long, flat, bumpy run. A blank spell like this isn't that unusual around here, but that doesn't make it any less of a bummer. Given the wind and the lumpy conditions, this looks more like a kite-surfing spot than a place for a clean paddle for the next week and a half. It's a real shame. We might see a glimmer around the 9th when a 7ft swell shows up, but it's still cross-on and messy, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the long-range charts. Forecasts change.

Rusty.

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