Lecount Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the stretch ahead for Lecount Hollow.

We’re kickin’ off a long, quiet run. The water is sitting at a warm 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – you’ll feel it. For the first few days, the swell is tiny and the energy is weak. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st of August, we’ve got a tiny 1ft to 1ft SE swell, but the wind is either cross-off or cross-on, and the energy is barely a whisper (19 to 12). Tuesday through Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell bumps up a little – 3ft to 4ft from the SE to ESE – but the period is short (4 to 6 seconds) and the wind is mostly cross-on or cross-shore, making it choppy and messy. The energy gets up to moderate (100 to 128) by Thursday afternoon, but the conditions are still poor for real surfing.

Friday the 4th of September is the first time we see a glimmer. The morning is clean with a cross-off NNW breeze at 15 mph, but the swell is only 2ft and the energy is weak (48). Not worth gettin’ wet for. The afternoon gets a “surfable” nod with 2ft and a clean cross-off wind, but it’s one of those days you’d only bother if you were desperate for a paddle.

The weekend of the 5th and 6th of September stays poor. Saturday has a 2ft E swell but the wind is cross-shore and messy. Sunday the 6th of September brings a jump in energy – 5ft to 5ft NE swell, with combined energy hitting 323 to 349 – but the wind is a strong cross-shore at 25 mph, and the period is short (7 to 8 seconds). That’s messy, lumpy, and not fun for paddle surfing. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a surfboard.

Monday the 7th of September: the swell comes from the ENE at 3ft to 4ft, with a longer period of 11 seconds, and the energy is still strong (220 to 305). But the wind is still cross-shore and fresh, with a lumpy cross-chop. It’s clean underneath, but the surface is messy. Not a standout.

The rest of the week into the second week stays quiet. The 9th of September has a clean 3ft S swell in the morning, but the period is a short 5 seconds and energy is weak (68). It’s surfable, but ordinary. The 10th and 11th of September are all clean cross-off wind, but the swell is tiny (1ft to 2ft). The 12th of September gets strong onshore wind and messy. From the 13th onward, the swell is basically gone – 0.7ft to 3ft, with short periods and weak energy.

So, the honest truth: there’s no standout session in the whole 16-day window. The best chance for a clean paddle is probably Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon, when the 4ft ESE swell combines with a light cross-off wind and the energy is 128 – that’s the best you’ll get, but it’s still not a classic. Every other day is either too small, too onshore, or too messy. It’s a long flat spell, but it’s not unusual for this area. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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