Lori Wilson Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here again. Let’s cut to it—this stretch is looking flat and uninspiring for the next couple of weeks. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until about a week and a half in, and even then it’s marginal. We’ve got a long dry spell on our hands, so don’t get too excited.

Lori Wilson Park (Florida) is the only break listed, and it’s a very consistent beach break, but consistency doesn’t mean quality. From Friday the 11th through the middle of the month, we’re looking at ankle-biters—1 ft to 2 ft from the ESE, with short periods of 7-9 seconds. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy hovering between 20 and 44—basically nothing. Water temp is 85°F, which is about average for the season, nothing weird there. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or cross, so the surface is chopped up and messy. There’s a glassy morning on Monday the 14th, but the swell is only 1 ft—not worth the drive.

The first real bump comes on Wednesday the 16th, when the swell pushes to around 5 ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, and energy jumps to 251. That sounds bigger, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 15-19 mph, so it’ll be lumpy and ragged. Thursday the 17th holds some size—about 4 ft—but again, onshore wind ruins it. For a beach break like this with that short period and wind chop, you’re better off rigging up a kite than paddling a board.

There’s a small clean window on Saturday morning the 19th with glassy conditions and 2 ft, but it’s still tiny. Then it drops back to nothing for a few days.

The only real standout in this whole stretch is Tuesday the 22nd. The morning has a clean cross-off breeze with 3 ft from the ENE at an 8-second period, energy at 115—surfable, though still ordinary. The afternoon bumps to 4 ft with a 9-second period and energy up to 179, but the wind flips onshore and it gets messy. That Tuesday morning is your best bet, but don’t expect barrels.

Then we fade again. Wednesday the 23rd is windy and rainy, Thursday blows up to 22-25 mph cross-onshore with only 2 ft—just forget it. There’s a late pulse on Saturday the 26th afternoon with 4 ft at a lengthy 12-second period and energy of 314, plus a clean cross-off breeze. That one has some promise, but it’s a week and a half away, so consider it a maybe, not a certainty.

So here’s the deal: the flat spell runs nearly two weeks. If you’re keen, the morning of the 22nd is your best paddle, and keep an eye on the 26th. Otherwise, this report is pretty grim. Forecasts can change, and this spot is consistent, so it won’t stay poor forever—but you might want to find something else to do in the meantime.

Rusty signing off.

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