Horseneck Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. I’ve chewed over the numbers for Horseneck Beach, and it’s a quiet stretch. The whole 16-day window is a flat spell, with no real surf to get excited about. There’s nothing here that’s gonna get the blood pumping, so let’s call it as it is.

The pattern starts quiet and stays quiet. The first recommendation is for Tuesday morning, the 4th of August, and it’s a bit of a dud. We’ve got a 3ft swell rolling in from the south, but the period is a weak 8 seconds and the combined energy is only 130 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a cross-onshore from the southwest at 6 mph, putting a bit of a ruffle on the surface. It’s clean enough for a beginner to mess around, but the wave quality is poor. This carries on through the next few days – the swell stays small, mostly around 2ft to 3ft, with periods dropping to 6 or 7 seconds. The wind is a constant cross-onshore, sometimes picking up to a moderate breeze, making it choppy and messy. Nothing to write home about.

We get a little break in the wind on Monday the 10th of August, with a cross-offshore breeze from the west at 9 mph, which cleans things up a bit. The swell is still only 3ft from the south-southwest, with a 6-second period and combined energy of 78 (weak wave energy). It’s rideable, but it’s not punchy. The wind stays clean on the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August with a cross-offshore from the northeast at 6 mph, but the swell is even smaller at 2ft. The same goes for the morning of Thursday the 13th of August – a clean cross-offshore from the northeast at 12 mph, but the swell is a weak 2ft, 7-second period, and combined energy of only 49 (weak wave energy). It’s a glassy, clean surface, but there’s just no power behind it.

The rest of the window is more of the same. The swell barely touches 2ft to 3ft, with periods that are short and weak. The winds shift around, but it’s always either cross-onshore or onshore, keeping the surface lumpy or choppy. On Monday the 17th of August, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions with zero wind, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft from the south-southwest with a 5-second period and combined energy of just 17 (weak wave energy). It’s flat, my friends.

The standout here is a matter of picking the least bad option. If I had to point you to one session that might offer a little something, it’s the afternoon of Monday the 10th of August. The cross-offshore wind from the west at 9 mph is cleaning up the surface, and the swell is at 3ft from the south-southwest. It’s not a wave of consequence, but for a beginner or someone on a longboard, it’s the most rideable and cleanest of the bunch. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Otherwise, this is a blank run. Horseneck Beach is a sandbar setup, and it’s fairly consistent, but when the swell is this small and the wind is this poor, it’s just a bad stretch. Forecasts can change, so don’t lose hope, but for now, leave the boards in the car.

Rusty.

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