Lecount Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’re looking at a long 16-day stretch for Lecounts Hollow, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough one. The whole 16 days is a big gap with no true recommendations to get excited about. The first record we see kicks off right now on Tuesday morning, but the surf is just not cooperating. We have a consistent break here, but the conditions are just not lining up for a decent paddle.

We start off this Tuesday, 8th September, with a tiny 1.0ft swell from the ENE. The water temp is sitting at a normal 67°, so no surprises there. The morning has a moderate WNW breeze going offshore, which would usually be promising for clean waves, but with only 17 units of weak combined swell energy, there’s just no power behind it to make anything rideable. The afternoon sees the wind swing onshore, making it worse.

Wednesday the 9th is a write-off. The swell bumps up a bit to 2ft and 3ft, coming from the SSE and S, but it’s a 3 and 4-second period. That’s terrible. Total mush. The wind is cross or cross-shore and strong, making it lumpy and choppy. The combined energy climbs to a weak 21 and 54, but the quality is just not there.

Thursday the 10th through Saturday the 12th is a flat spell. Swell drops back to a pathetic 0.7ft – you’d be lucky to get wet. Wind is mostly cross-off or onshore, but it doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to surf.

Sunday the 13th has a brief pulse of 3ft from the S in the afternoon, but the period is a shocking 4 seconds. The combined energy hits 54, but it’s just windswell junk. The afternoon does get clean, cross-off wind, but the wave quality from that period is still poor.

Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th of September remains poor. We see some 3ft pulses from the ENE and SE, but the period is still short (5 to 6 seconds). The combined energy starts climbing up to 62 and 77, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making it lumpy. The morning of the 16th has clean wind, but only 2ft of a 6-second period.

Thursday the 17th has the biggest swell we see, with 4ft from the NNE on the morning, but the period is just 6 seconds. The wind is clean and cross-off, but the combined energy is a moderate 83. It’s still not enough to call it good surf; it’s messy and short-period. The afternoon drops back to 3ft.

Then we get a big jump in energy on Saturday the 19th of September. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the NNE, with combined energy hitting a moderate 199. That’s the most energy in the whole forecast. But the period is still a short 6 seconds, and it’s accompanied by a strong cross-wind that will chop it up bad. The afternoon has 4ft but the wind stays cross-onshore. It’s too big for beginners at over 5ft, and the short period makes it a messy, unappealing wall for anyone. If you’re into kite surfing, that strong cross-wind and bumpy energy might look more interesting than a paddle session.

From Sunday the 20th through the end of the window on Wednesday the 23rd of September, it’s all tiny. The swell drops back to 0.7ft to 1ft. The combined energy is weak, usually below 20. The winds vary, but it doesn’t matter because there’s no swell to ride.

So the bottom line? There’s no standout day in this 16-day run. The break is consistent, but the conditions are just not there. The best of a bad lot is Thursday the 17th morning’s clean wind on a 4ft NNE swell (still a short 6-second period), or maybe Saturday the 19th morning’s 5ft pulse if you’re a glutton for punishment with that strong wind chop. But honestly, there’s nothing here worth paddling out for. A blank run like this is normal for the area when the timing is off. Forecasts can always change.

Stay tuned, and keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty

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