Frishman Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Let’s be real – this forecast for the next 16 days is a bummer. We’re looking at a flat spell, and the only place in the picture is Frishman, but it’s not offering anything.

The water at Frishman is a warm 82°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s about the only positive.

The first chance for a wave is Thursday morning, July 9th. We’ve got a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW, but it’s a short-period 7 seconds. The wind is a cross-on from the SW at 9 mph, making for choppy, poor conditions. The combined energy is weak at 94. Don’t bother. The afternoon gets worse with the wind picking up to 12 mph from the W.

Friday the 10th is even smaller. The swell drops to 2ft in the morning, with a 6-second period and a weak 30 combined energy. The wind is a light cross-shore, so the surface is a bit better, but there’s no push. Same story for the afternoon.

Saturday the 11th, the morning looks glassy with a WSW wind at 3 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. The afternoon gets chopped up by a 12 mph cross-on from the NW.

This pattern just repeats. We get tiny, weak swells, mostly between 1ft and 2ft, with periods of 6 to 7 seconds and combined energy stuck in the teens or low 20s. The winds are mostly cross-on or onshore.

There’s a tiny bump on Sunday, July 19th, with the morning showing a 3ft swell at 7 seconds and a combined energy of 51. The wind is a light cross-on from the W at 3 mph, so it’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still poor.

For the rest of the period, down to Friday, July 24th, it’s the same story: tiny, short-period swells, rubbish wind, and poor surf.

There’s just nothing doing. The whole 16-day window is a blank run. Frishman is an inconsistent, sheltered spot, and this is one of those times it’s not breaking. For paddle surfing, it’s a no-go. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing if you’re into that, but for us wave riders, we’re on the beach.

Rusty.

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