Emma Wood State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about this stretch of coast. We've got one spot on the radar, Emma Wood State Beach, and the outlook is a tough one for surfers. Every single entry in the forecast for the next 16 days is described as "poor surf conditions," so we're not sugar-coating it.

Starting from this Sunday, August 9th, right through to the end of the run, it's a long stretch of small, weak waves with a lousy cross-onshore or onshore wind. The swell is tiny, sitting at 1 ft most days, almost always from the SSW, which is not the optimum direction for this break (it prefers a SW swell). The combined wave energy is mostly weak, often in the double digits or just over 100, like the 118 on Sunday afternoon or the 149 on Tuesday afternoon. That's just not enough push. The swell period is long, over 14 seconds most of the time, which for a beach-and-reef setup like Emma Wood often means the waves break too straight and close out, especially on these tiny swells.

The water is a standout headline though—it’s running at 71°F on the first morning, which is a massive 8°F warmer than average for this time of year. That's very unusual.

There are no standouts. Nothing to save the week. For a break that is "fairly consistent," this is a real flat spell. If you had to pick something, the morning of August 19th has a tiny bump in energy (243, still weak) and a light onshore wind, but we're talking about 2 ft swell. The afternoon of August 24th has a short-period 11 second swell from the west, which might offer a less closed-out wave, but again, it's tiny and the wind turns onshore. Honestly, with the poor quality and persistent cross-onshore chop, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddling in.

For the second week, there's no change. Still tiny, still onshore. A total write-off for any kind of quality surf session.

Stay patient, the ocean isn't giving us anything right now.

Rusty.

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