Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s gonna be a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, frustrating gap with no real surf to get excited about. For the first week, from Wednesday the 12th right through to the end of the weekend on Sunday the 16th, it’s just a write-off. We’ve got a mix of lumpy cross-shore and choppy cross-onshore winds, with swell heights mostly hanging around 2 ft to 4 ft, but the quality is just not there. The water’s sitting at a chilly 53°F and that’s 4°F colder than average for this time of year, so you’ll be wanting a thick suit if you’re even thinking about a paddle.

The next few days after that, Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th, don’t offer any relief. The wind stays cross or cross-on, mostly from the NNW at 9 to 22 mph, and the combined swell energy jumps around a bit (between 281 and 469), but it’s all messy. The surf is still poor. You’d be fighting chop and lumpy conditions for nothing.

Now, we finally see a little flicker of hope on Thursday the 20th in the morning. At Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek, we get a slight improvement. The swell picks up to 4 ft from the WNW, with a period of 11 seconds, and the wind drops right back to a light breeze from the NW at just 6 mph. It’s cross-onshore, so not perfect, but with that light wind it’s only kicking up small wind ripples. The combined energy is 462 – moderate. This is about as close as we get to a “standout,” but even then it’s only a marginal call. The break is fairly consistent and exposed to the west, which is good for that WNW swell. It’s an intermediate spot, and with those small waves, it’s fine for most. But honestly, if you’re not desperate, you might still give it a miss.

After that little window, things go back downhill fast. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are back to lumpy cross-shore winds and small, poor surf. The combined energy drops, and we’re seeing 2 ft to 3 ft of messy stuff.

Sunday the 23rd afternoon sees the swell bump up to 5 ft from the NW, but with a short period of just 7 seconds and fresh cross-shore winds at 22 mph, it’s going to be a lumpy, messy mess. That’s expert-only territory for size, but the quality is terrible. Not worth it.

The final days from Monday the 24th through Thursday the 27th are more of the same: small swells (2 ft to 3 ft), long periods from the SW (15-18 seconds), but always with moderate to fresh cross or cross-on winds. The combined energy stays in the moderate range (330 to 507), but the wind just kills it. For the last few days, especially Wednesday the 26th afternoon, there’s a spike to 2 ft from the SW with a 16-second period and 507 energy, but it’s still lumpy cross-shore.

Bottom line: there’s no real standout session here. The only half-decent window is Thursday morning the 20th, but that’s a marginal call. The rest is a whole lot of waiting. Keep your board waxed and your eye on the forecast, because it can’t stay this poor forever.

Rusty.

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