Hemorrhoids Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a windy start and a bit of a wait for the real juice, but there’s some fun to be had once things settle down.

Right now, Thursday afternoon the 13th, we are looking at a very weak start. The water temperature is sitting at about 85°, which is pretty standard for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. The swell is tiny at 2 feet from the southwest, with a very long 15 second period. It’s clean due to an offshore easterly breeze, but the wave energy is weak (287), so it’s just a small, slow roller. Not much to write home about.

Friday morning the 14th has a bump to 3 feet, but a fresh 19 mph cross-off wind keeps it ugly. The afternoon is the first real standout. The 3 feet southwest swell drops to a gentle 9 mph offshore easterly. The period stretches to 18 seconds, making it a proper groundswell. The energy jumps to strong (1049), and those conditions will produce clean, lined-up waves. This is a point break setup, and with that long period, it’ll be really well-shaped here. For an exposed reef, this is the session to be in the water for.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th see the swell nudge up a touch to 4 feet to 4 feet, but the wind stays fresh and cross-off, so the quality is marginal. It’s clean, but the breeze is strong enough to mess with the surface. Not the best, but still surfable for the keen ones.

Monday the 17th through Tuesday the 18th gets a bit messy. The swell drops back to 3 feet, but the wind turns cross-on from the southwest on Tuesday afternoon, making it choppy. Poor conditions. There’s a gap here where it’s not really worth paddling out.

Things start looking up again from Wednesday the 19th. The swell holds around 3 feet, and Wednesday morning is clean with a light cross-off. Thursday the 20th offers up a 2 foot swell with moderate offshore easterlies – clean, small, but surfable. The energy is weak (231), so it’s a longboard or a big fish day.

Friday the 21st has a small bump to 3 feet from the SSW with a moderate offshore in the morning. Not epic, but a promising start to the day before the wind picks up in the afternoon.

The second week, from the 22nd onward, is mostly a story of small, clean surf. Swell sits mostly between 2 feet and 3 feet, with long periods and consistent offshore or cross-off winds. The energy stays in the weak to moderate range (120 to 638), so it’s not big, but it’s clean. The real head-turner is Friday the 28th – a 3 feet southwest groundswell with a 17 second period, light winds, and strong energy (638). It is labeled as very good, and that’s the one to circle on the calendar, even if it’s a long way out.

Best on offer: Friday afternoon the 14th for the big, clean groundswell, and Friday the 28th for the long-range promise of smooth, powerful walls.

Rusty.

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