Fullers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down. This 16-day window starts off slow, real slow. The first few days are a bit of a dud – small, weak, and cross-onshore. But if you’re patient, there’s a couple of windows that could deliver.

The only spot in the game is Fullers, a reef break that’s exposed to the SW. It’s an advanced wave, and it’s inconsistent, so it only turns on when everything lines up. The water is sitting at 55°F, which is about 5°F colder than usual for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, so you’ll want a thick wetsuit and maybe some booties.

The first real chance comes on Monday, August 5th. The morning sees a 5ft swell from the WNW, period 10 seconds, with a light 6 mph W wind making it cross-on. The combined energy is moderate (602). It’s marginal, but on a reef, that’s rideable. The afternoon drops a touch to 5ft, still cross. The rest of that week is small and poor.

We get a better pulse on Sunday, August 11th. The swell hits 5ft from the NW, still 10 seconds, and the energy jumps to 759. The wind is light cross-shore in the morning, so a bit bumpy but workable. The Monday after (August 12th) is the standout for the first week: 5ft NW swell with a light 3 mph SW wind turning offshore. That’s clean, moderate energy (611), and the reef should handle it nicely.

The second week is all about the long-period groundswell. From Wednesday, August 14th, we see pulses of SSW swell with periods of 17 seconds or more. The energy is solid (450-732), but the swell height is small – 2ft to 3ft. The wind is cross-on or light, so not perfect. The real standout comes on Monday, August 19th. The morning shows 3ft of SSW swell, 14 seconds, with a light cross-offshore wind from the NNW. The energy is 498, and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the best call of the whole window. It’s a long way out, so it’s promising but not locked in. The afternoon picks up some wind, but the morning session should be clean.

If you’re paddling, target that Monday August 12th for the NW swell, and the Monday August 19th for the clean long-period SSW. The rest is either too small, too windy, or just marginal. If you’re a kite surfer, the first week with consistent cross-on winds and small waves might be more interesting than for a paddle surfer.

Rusty.

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