1st Parking Lot Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin'.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, this stretch is pretty much a write-off. We're looking at a long, painful dry spell with barely a ripple. From now until Wednesday, August 21st, you'll be lucky to see anything over a knee-high slop. The combined swell energy is pathetic, mostly reading between 4 and 45 – that's weak stuff (45). There's just not enough push to get a decent wave.

First up, on Friday, August 7th, 1st Parking Lot is looking at 1ft of weak, short-period SE wind swell. It doesn't matter that the morning is glassy; the surf is just too small and poor to bother with. A few afternoons see a cross-shore breeze, like Saturday, August 8th, but with only 1.0ft on offer, it's a flat spell, plain and simple.

Then, moving through the middle of next week, Tuesday, August 12th, shows a tiny pulse of 2ft from the south, but it's a short, weak 6 seconds and the wind is cross-shore. It's a "no go." The following days through the weekend and into the week of August 18th are more of the same – tiny, weak, and unrideable.

We do see a spike in energy on Wednesday, August 19th, with a "combined energy of all swells directed here" value jumping to 166 – that's moderate energy. The swell is 3ft from the ESE at 7 seconds, with a clean cross-offshore wind. But honestly, that's still pretty small and the period is short. It's the only thing that breaks the monotony, but it's no standout. By the time we get to Thursday, August 20th, the wind kicks up to a fresh 19 mph offshore, which cleans up the surface, but the swell has already dropped back to 2ft.

In short, we've got a 16-day window with nothing that's worth paddling for. The whole stretch is a bust. Sometimes it’s just like that here, but forecasts can always change. Keep the board in the car just in case, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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