Lecount Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a hard look at what's coming down the line for us at Lecount Hollow.

Right off the bat, I gotta be real with you. This 16-day window is a bit of a bummer. We’re looking at a long, dry stretch with pretty much nothing worth paddling out for. For the first ten days, from Wednesday the 9th through to Friday the 18th, the surf is a total write-off. The swell energy is weak, barely registering a pulse, with the combined swell energy sitting around the 10 to 50 mark (very weak). We’re seeing a lot of wind-affected, short-period slop from the south and southeast that’s just not going to shape up. The wind is mostly cross or onshore, killing any chance of a clean face.

There is one faint flicker of hope, but you’ve gotta wait for it. The glimmer comes on Saturday the 19th. Out of nowhere, we see a pulse of swell from the north-northeast pushing the wave height up to 6 feet. The combined energy jumps to 237 (moderate), which is a step up. The water temp is sitting at 66°F, which is about 1°F warmer than normal, so nothing to write home about there. However, and it’s a big however, the wind on Saturday morning is a light onshore breeze from the east. It’s the only read that scores even a 1 out of 10 for the whole run, and it’s tagged as "marginal" because the tide or conditions aren’t perfect. For a spot like Lecount Hollow, which is an exposed beach break that can close out when a north-northeast swell hits, the onshore wind will likely turn it into a lumpy, closed-out mess by the afternoon. That 6 feet is getting into the territory where it’s not for beginners, and the short period of 6 seconds means it’ll be crumbly, not powerful.

After that little teaser, it’s right back into the doldrums. From Sunday the 20th right through to Thursday the 24th, we’re back to tiny, weak surf with combined energies dropping back below 50. There’s another pulse forecast for Thursday morning the 24th with a 5-foot swell from the southeast, carrying 311 units of energy, but with a straight easterly onshore wind, it’s a washout.

Honestly, this is a tough one. It’s one of those periods where the forecast looks better for a kite session than a paddle session on any of those bigger, wind-blown days. Hang tight, keep an eye on the charts, but don't get your hopes up for the next couple of weeks. It's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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