Horseneck Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's cut to the chase. Horseneck Beach is looking like a total bust for the next two weeks. There are no good surf options in this 16-day window, flat out. The swell is tiny, the period is weak, and the wind is mostly junk. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.

Look, this spot is usually fairly consistent, so when it does turn on, it tends not to stay poor for long. Forecasts can change, but right now, we’re staring at a blank run.

We start on Wednesday, August 5th, with a weak, short-period S swell pushing a tiny 2ft at 7 seconds. The energy is a pathetic 57, and the SW cross-on breeze is chopping it up. It's poor. Thursday the 6th is more of the same, with a slightly bigger pulse in the afternoon, 3ft at a dismal 6 seconds (energy 54), but the wind is up to 16 mph and it's just messy. Friday the 7th is a washout, too.

The weekend isn't any better. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th have some cross-shore wind, but the swell is still insignificant, around 2ft to 3ft, with the period stuck at 6 seconds. That kind of short-period, weak swell is just gonna be lumpy and unorganised. The energy numbers are low (45 to 90), so there's no punch to anything.

Monday the 10th is the best of a bad lot in terms of size, with 4ft, but it's still short-period and cross-shore. Forget it. The middle of the week sees things drop right back out, with a clean morning on Wednesday the 12th but with only 2ft on offer. Glassy, clean, and completely flat – a good day for a paddle, not a surf.

We get a couple of cleaner mornings with light offshore breezes on the 14th, 15th, and 16th, but the swell is just not there. The 16th has a touch more energy (54) with 2ft at 7 seconds, but it's still a dribbler. The morning of the 17th is glassy with 2ft – you could maybe get a knee-high wave if you’re desperate, but it’s not worth the effort.

The final few days, from the 18th to the 20th, see the period nudge up to 8 seconds, but the size goes nowhere. We're talking 1ft to 2ft and the energy is still weak. The wind stays onshore or cross-shore, so it'll be bumpy and weak.

So, there it is. A whole lot of nothing for the next two weeks at Horseneck. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so you won't freeze, but you won't be surfing either. Keep the board in the car, check the charts, and maybe take up fishing. This is one of those times where the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, if any wind ever gets half-decent.

Hang in there.

Rusty.

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