Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and it’s been a quiet stretch lately. We’re looking at a 16-day window that starts off pretty flat and grim. Honestly, the first recommendation doesn’t pop up until the morning of Saturday, August 17th, so we’ve got over a week of either no surf or conditions that are just too messy to bother with. For the spots that do break, it’s mostly a mix of weak, cross-onshore slop and poor-quality waves that wouldn’t get a local out of bed. But hey, it’s not always grim, and the forecast can turn.

After a long, dull run, the best chance we get in this whole window is a brief moment on Monday morning, August 17th. This is the only real standout in the outlook. The swell is a clean 3 ft from the SSW, with a long period of 14 seconds. The real kicker here is the wind: it’s glassy with a light breeze from the WSW. That’s about as perfect as it gets for a clean surface. The water is a touch warmer than normal, sitting around 61°F with a positive anomaly of 3°F – it’s a nice change to feel that warmth on a glassy morning. The combined swell energy is a moderate (437), so there’s enough push to get into a few waves. For a spot that’s fairly consistent like this, seeing a morning like that after a long drought is a real treat, but don’t expect a crowd-free session here – it’s often busy.

Looking further out, the second week offers a few more chances, but nothing to shout about until the very end. On Thursday, August 20th, the afternoon brings a bigger pulse of 5 ft from the WNW with a short period of 10 seconds. The energy picks up strong (725), but the wind is a light cross-onshore from the W. It’s messy, but the size is there for the more experienced crew. Then on Friday, August 21st, the morning session is glassy again with a 3 ft WNW swell, but the energy is much weaker (346). It’s a fickle window.

The final day of the forecast, Sunday, August 23rd, pushes things up to 6 ft from the WNW with a short period of 8 seconds and a strong energy reading (673). But the wind is onshore, and the waves will be a chopped-up mess. It’s a big size for the beach breaks, but the quality is gone. For the majority of this period, the wind is light and mostly cross-onshore, and the waves are small and weak. There’s a long gap of poor conditions, but that glassy Monday morning is the one to circle on the calendar. Keep your eyes peeled, because it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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