Jarosite Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board, let’s talk about what’s coming up for Jarosite Reef. This is a reef break that’s exposed to the southwest, so it really needs that direction to light up. The water temp is sitting around 57°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – nothing to cry about, just standard early spring chill.

We’ve got a slow start. Saturday the 29th afternoon is a write-off – cross-on breeze, only 4ft of weak, choppy swell. Honestly, not worth paddling out. Skip it.

Sunday the 30th morning is where things start to look up. We’ve got a 5ft SSW swell at 13 seconds, clean conditions with a light cross-off breeze, and the energy is building. It’s not huge, but it’s a solid little window for a session. The afternoon gets messy again though, so get out early.

Monday the 31st is a beauty. The morning has 5ft SW swell with a period of 15 seconds, offshore wind from the NW, and the energy is strong. The afternoon goes glassy – 5ft, 15 seconds, and not a breath of wind. These are the kind of clean, lined-up waves that make a reef break sing. This is for experienced surfers; the swell’s not huge but the long period means it’s gonna peel nicely.

Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd are a mixed bag. Tuesday gets blown out by a 16 mph NNW wind, and the swell drops. Wednesday afternoon though – that’s a standout. 5ft SW swell, 16 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind from the NW, energy strong. Clean, powerful, and for the experienced crew.

Thursday the 3rd afternoon is a beast. The swell jumps to 13ft from the SW, period 14 seconds, and the energy is massive. That’s expert territory – big, powerful, and clean, but only for the brave. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th have some decent windows, but the wind picks up hard on Saturday afternoon with 25 mph cross-off, and that 12ft swell is gonna be a mess – more of a kite session than a surf session.

Then we’ve got a gap. Sunday the 6th through Tuesday the 8th have some excellent early morning windows – 5ft to 6ft, 15-second SW swell, offshore winds, energy strong. But Tuesday the 8th afternoon the swell goes absolutely nuts – 15ft at 18 seconds, energy massive. That’s way too big for this break, even for experts. Wednesday the 9th morning is the same story – 16ft SW at 16 seconds, huge energy, but it’s just too much for Jarosite Reef. The afternoon of the 9th though? 13ft, 15 seconds, light cross-off wind, energy massive, and the rating says exceptional for experts. That’s the biggest, cleanest, most serious swell of the whole period. Only for the top crew.

After that, it settles down. Thursday the 10th morning has a clean 5ft SW swell with offshore wind, and the afternoon is tiny but weird – 3ft SW with a 24-second period. That’s a very long period groundswell, so it’ll be fat and slow, but glassy. Friday the 11th morning is glassy with light wind, 5ft at 19 seconds – that’s a rare, clean, long-period session. The weekend of the 12th and 13th has solid 6ft to 8ft SSW and SW swells, with glassy or light offshore winds, energy in the moderate to strong range. Clean, consistent, and for the experienced.

If I had to pick the best of the best: Monday the 31st morning and afternoon, Wednesday the 2nd afternoon, and Wednesday the 9th afternoon for the absolute experts. The 9th is the standout – but it’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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