Empty Lots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let's look at the whole 16-day stretch for Empty Lots, and I'll be real – it's a rough one. We've got a near-constant cross-shore or cross-onshore wind blowing from the ENE to E, and it's pumping fresh most days, just chopping everything up. The combined wave energy is in that moderate range (values between 213 and 825), so there's some power, but the wind is killing it. Water temp is 26°, which is average for this time of year.

Let's run through it.

Starting Saturday the 11th, it's a bust. Clear sky, but a 35 km/h cross-shore wind from the ENE is making a mess. Swell is tiny at 2ft from the SW with a crazy long 18-second period (groundswell) – that's a shame, 'cause the energy (543) is there but it's all lumpy and choppy. Same story Sunday and Monday the 12th and 13th; swell bumps to 3ft, but that fresh wind doesn't let up. The 15-16 second period is still solid groundswell, but with the cross-shore mess, it's unsurfable.

Tuesday the 14th through Thursday the 16th, the wind eases a bit to a moderate 12-16 mph breeze, but still cross-shore. Swell drops to 2ft-3ft from the SSW. Energy falls off (down to 213-448), but conditions are still "poor" with cross-chop. Not worth it.

Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, that fresh 19-22 mph wind is back, and we're back to lumpy, choppy waves. Swell stays small at 2ft-2ft. Energy picks up again (397), but it's ugly.

Into the second week. Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th, the swell direction swings to the S, then the E. We get a weird long-period E swell on the 20th, 19-second period and energy at 538-665, but it's still tiny at 2ft-2ft and crossed up with that fresh ENE wind. Tuesday the 21st has a slightly better push with 3ft from the E at 16 seconds and energy hitting 825, but again – cross-shore wind ruins any chance of clean lines.

Wednesday the 22nd to Friday the 24th, there's a tiny window. On Wednesday the 22nd afternoon, conditions nudge up to "marginal." The swell is 3ft from the S with a 13-second period, and the wind is a moderate 12 mph from the E, giving us a cross-shore with a cross-chop instead of pure lump. It's still not good, but it's the least bad. Thursday morning the 23rd has a big 20-second period SSW groundswell at 2ft (energy 618), but the wind is cross-shore again. Friday morning the 24th is another "marginal" call – 2ft from the SSW at 17 seconds, with moderate 12 mph cross-shore wind.

Saturday the 25th, Sunday the 26th – back to "poor" with small 2ft-2ft swell and that fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind ending it.

Honestly, for this whole run, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, with that steady cross-shore breeze and small, choppy waves. There are no good surf options to point to in this 16-day window. It's a dry spell, which can happen here when the wind sits on it like this. Keep an eye out – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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