Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for this spot. The setup is a sheltered point that only really works with a clean WNW swell, and we’re just not getting that. We’re looking at a long, frustrating stretch of poor surf conditions, with nothing really worth paddling out for.

The first week is a total write-off. From Wednesday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 18th, it’s all poor surf. Wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell is a messy mix of short-period and long-period SSW windswell that just doesn’t match what this break needs. The combined energy is moderate (386 here, 446 there), but it’s all wrong. You can forget about it.

We do see a few days in the second week that are *marginal* at best – Saturday morning the 15th and Sunday morning the 16th have some clean-ish offshore wind, with a 3ft SSW swell at 16 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s coming from the wrong direction for a sheltered WNW spot. The break likes WNW, so this is just not going to line up. The energy is moderate (548 and 569), but it’s all for nothing.

The only other hint of life comes much later, on Monday the 24th afternoon, when we get a 4ft WNW swell at 8 seconds. That’s the right direction, finally, but the 8-second period is short and weak, and the combined energy is only 331. It’s a tease, but it won’t be worth the drive.

To be honest, this is a tough outlook. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s normal. If you absolutely have to get wet, maybe the marginal mornings on the 15th or 16th could offer a few closeouts, but don’t expect anything clean or lined up. For a sheltered point that needs a specific swell, this is a blank run.

Rusty.

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