Lori Wilson Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Lori Wilson Park.

Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you: the next 16 days look like a bit of a flat spell. We’re not talking about a total lake, but there’s nothing here that’s going to get your heart racing. The wave energy is low, real low, with combined energy values mostly in the teens and twenties (weak), barely cracking the 50s and 60s on a couple of days. The swell is tiny, coming in from the east, and the periods are short, so it’s just windswell slop. There’s no standout swell, no proper groundswell to speak of. The water temperature is sitting at about 85°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit.

The first real mention of anything surfable, and I’m using that term loosely, is on Sunday, August 2nd. The afternoon shows a little bump to 2ft of east-southeast swell, but it’s a short 8-second period. The combined energy hits 56 (weak), but light winds from the south-southwest keep it clean. The forecast says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not great, but it’s the best we’ve got in the whole window. It’s a beach break, so with weak, short-period swell, it’s going to be fat and crumbly. Beginners might find something to play on, but it won’t be much to write home about. Crowds are "sometimes" an issue here, so on a Sunday afternoon when it’s the only game in town, you might see a few others out.

After that, it’s back to a drought. The rest of the first week and into the second week is a long stretch of tiny waves, often under 2ft, with a mix of light onshore and glassy conditions. There are a few glassy mornings, like on Tuesday, August 5th, with zero wind and 1ft swell, but it’s just too small to do anything with. The combined energy barely registers, around 21 (weak). You’ll be sitting on a log doing nothing.

The last few days of the window, from around August 9th to the 12th, are more of the same stubbornly small, short-period east-southeast windswell. The wind is mostly cross-on or cross-off, keeping it clean but the energy is just not there. It’s a real flat spell for the area.

So, to wrap it up: if you are desperate to get wet, Sunday afternoon, August 2nd is your only real shot. It’s the biggest swell of the period at 2ft, and it’ll be clean. But don’t expect much. It’s a long wait for a very small window. The rest of the time, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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