Egypt Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get straight into it.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim around here. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing but tiny, weak waves, and it’s going to be a real test of patience. From now until around the 16th, you’re mostly looking at knee-high slop, if that. There’s a lot of poor surf conditions and no real energy in the water. The combined swell energy is mostly in the single digits and teens, which is as weak as it gets. We’re talking about a solid 8 or 9 days of this before anything even thinks about showing up.

The first day with anything surfable is the afternoon of Wednesday the 16th. It’s not much, but it’s something. We’ve got a combined energy of 81, which is still weak, but at least the swell is pushing 4ft. The wind will be light offshore and it’ll be clean, but it’s still pretty average. Not worth getting overly excited about, but if you’re desperate, it’s an option.

After that, it’s right back to the flatness for another couple of days, with swell energy dipping back into the low teens. The good news is the weekend of the 19th and 20th sees a slight bump. Saturday the 19th has that NE swell pushing 4ft in the afternoon, with energy up to 84, but the wind is onshore and it’s going to be messy. Sunday the 20th is smaller but cleaner-ish early, still not great.

The real standout in this whole period, the only one that gets the blood pumping, is the morning of Monday the 22nd. We’re looking at a 3ft swell from the north, with a combined energy of 99, which is the most we’ll see in this whole window. The wind is cross-offshore, and it should be clean. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It’s still not giant, but it’s the best we’re going to get. The period is short and onshore, so it might be a bit lumpy, but it’s got some push. This is at Egypt Beach, by the way, and with that cross-offshore wind, it should be the most put-together it's been all stretch.

Before that, the 19th also has some energy around 84, but the onshore wind is going to make it a messy crumble. So it’s really that Monday morning that stands out as the pick of the litter. Given how bleak the start is, this one might be worth a look if you can swing it.

The water temp is sitting around 67°, which is about normal for this time of year, so just a normal wetsuit.

I'd say the best bet is that Monday the 22nd. It's not perfect, but it's the most promising thing we've got. The rest is a waiting game. This is Rusty, signing off.

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