Frishman Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got for the next couple of weeks at Frishman.

First off, I gotta be straight with you—this stretch isn't gonna get the heart pounding. We’re looking at a long, quiet run. The swell is small and weak for pretty much the whole outlook, with combined wave energy sitting at weak levels, barely cracking 60 or 70 (energy values: 13 to 68). The water is sitting at a warm 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit.

Now, the first real chance to get wet? There's nothing until Monday the 4th of August, and even then it's marginal. The swell is tiny, around 2 ft to 2 ft out of the NW, with a short period of just 5 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell, so the waves will be weak and mushy. Tuesday morning the 4th does offer a moment of glassy conditions (wind from the WNW at 3 mph), but the surf is still poor. Honestly, the whole first week is a write-off. The surf quality is rated poor every day, with onshore or cross-onshore winds chopping things up through the afternoons.

There’s a slight uptick around Saturday the 9th and into the second week, but we’re still talking about tiny 2 ft to 3 ft NW swell. The period does creep up to 7 or 8 seconds sometimes, which is a tiny bit better, but the wave energy remains low (50 to 68). The wind gets glassy on the morning of Sunday the 10th of August and again on Saturday the 16th and Monday the 18th, which would make the surface clean. But with barely any swell, it’s going to be a real struggle to get a ride.

The best on offer? I’d have to say the morning of Saturday the 16th of August. It’s glassy, with a light wind from the west at 3 mph. The swell is still only 3 ft from the WNW at 7 seconds, but if you’re desperate and have a longboard, you might find a few crumbly little shoulders. Also, Tuesday morning the 18th of August has a small 3 ft NW swell with light cross-shore winds, which is about the biggest swell we see, but again, period is only 6 seconds.

Look, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is a flat spell. Frishman is a sheltered beginner spot, and with the swell coming from the WNW—which isn’t its optimum direction—it’s just not firing. Don’t bother with a board for the next two weeks unless you’re happy paddling around. Conditions will change, they always do, but for now, the forecast is what it is.

Rusty, signing off.

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