Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I'm gonna lay it out for you in feet and miles per hour, the way it feels out there.

Right now, the water temp is pretty normal for the season. The start is real slow. Wednesday and Thursday are barely knee-high, with the wind blowing cross-on and cross-off, just messing with what little bump there is. The energy is weak (100), and the 9-second period is just wind slop. Not worth the walk.

Friday through Sunday, the swell just disappears. We're talking ankle-deep, maybe 1 feet, and while the wind goes offshore early, the wave energy is pitiful (30-33). It's a clean, flat ocean. Time to check your gear, not your wax.

Then Monday the 17th afternoon, things perk up. A 8-foot swell from the SE hits with an 8-second period, and the energy jumps to 678 (moderate). The wind is cross-off and clean. This is the first real surfable day, but the short period will make it a bit lumpy. Not the best, but a start.

Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 21st is the window. Tuesday morning is 7 feet of SE swell, 513 energy, clean cross-off wind. But the real standout is Thursday the 20th morning. That's 8 feet from the east, a 10-second period (groundswell), and a strong energy reading of 956. The wind is light offshore from the SSW. That's clean, powerful, and will hold its shape. This is your best bet.

Friday the 21st morning is 6 feet of ENE swell, 10 seconds, 603 energy, and glassy. That's a perfect, clean morning.

The weekend (22nd and 23rd) gets messy. Swell is still there, around 7 feet, and the period stretches to 11 seconds (longer period). But the wind swings onshore and cross-on, chopping it up. The 22nd morning has a cross-on breeze and a huge energy reading of 1167 (very strong), but the quality is only marginal. Raw power, but the wind is a problem.

Monday the 24th afternoon is a sneaky good one. 7 feet of NE swell with a shorter 7-second period, but the wind goes glassy. Could be fun and punchy if the tide works.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th mornings are glassy again, but the swell drops to 4 feet and 4 feet. Good for a log.

The standout is Thursday the 20th morning. That 8-foot east swell with the light offshore SSW wind and 10-second period is going to peel cleanly down the point. The crowds are often there, but for that quality, it's worth it.

Second best is Friday the 21st morning. Similar size, glassy, and clean. Perfect dawn patrol.

After that, the swell fades out into the 27th, back to tiny, weak junk.

That's the story. Eyes on the 20th and 21st.

Rusty

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