Egypt Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m lookin’ at Egypt Beach for the next couple weeks. Gotta be straight with you: there’s nothing really happening for a long stretch. The first real swell that's surfable doesn't show until the very end of the outlook, so you’re lookin’ at a long dry spell before we get anything worthwhile.

The first few days? Flat. I'm talkin' ankle-snappers at best. From August 10th all the way until the 23rd, all we get is tiny, mostly gutless energy coming out of the east and southeast. Swell heights barely reach a foot on the rare occasion, with periods all over the place but mostly short and weak. The combined wave energy is sitting in the low single digits or teens – we're talking 2 or 3, which is basically nothing. It’s a real bummer, no two ways about it. Clean wind windows pop up, like the glassy Wednesday morning on the 12th or some clean offshore breezes from the WNW and NW on the 11th, 14th and 15th, but there’s just no swell to ride. It’s a desert.

We get a tiny pulse on the 18th and 19th of August with combined energy climbing into the 20s and 30s, but the swell height is still only around 0.7 ft. It's a better look, but still too weak to paddle. The wind stays light and clean for most of it, which just makes the flatness feel worse.

Finally, the one bright spot. On Sunday, August 23rd, things start to wake up. The swell bumps up to 2 ft from the east, with a short 7-second period. This is small and weak, but it’s the biggest we've seen. The combined energy jumps to 63 – still moderate but worlds better than the total zeros before it. And the wind is offshore out of the southwest. That's clean. The afternoon brings that first "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" comment. It’s not gonna blow your mind, but for Egypt Beach, this is the standout window in the whole 16-day run.

Best on offer: Sunday, August 23rd. Swell about 2 ft from the east, with clean offshore wind from the southwest. That afternoon session is the only time worth paddling out. It’s small and the period is short, but after nearly two weeks of nothing, you take what you can get.

Water temp is not given here, so I can't tell you how it feels compared to normal.

Stay patient. The surf has been quiet, but that late August pulse might just be the start of things to come.

Rusty.

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