Mablethorpe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about Mablethorpe. I've had a good look at the charts and, honestly, there's nothing to get excited about. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We're looking at a long, flat stretch with only tiny dribbles of energy.

The first bit of action, or what passes for it, creeps in on the morning of Tuesday the 15th of September. The swell is a measly 0.7 ft from the north, with a period of 12 seconds. The combined swell energy is a weak (11), so you're basically looking at lake-like conditions. Offshore wind from the west at 19 mph will keep the surface clean, but there's just no power to push the waves. It's a beginner-friendly height, but with the inconsistency and the overall lack of push, even a beginner would be frustrated. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

We trundle on through the rest of the week and into the next. The Wednesday afternoon of the 16th sees a tiny bump to 2 ft, but that's with a short period of 7 seconds and a cross-onshore breeze, so it'll be a messy crumble. Thursday the 17th manages 2 ft from the north, again not great. There's a slight improvement on Friday the 18th with a west-southwest offshore wind keeping things tidy on the 1 ft, but it's just not enough. The swell energy barely reaches double digits most of the time.

Now, we hit a real dead zone from the 20th through to the 25th. The surf is basically non-existent, with heights bouncing between 0.3 ft and 0.7 ft. It's incredibly weak. There's a stretch there with glassy conditions on the afternoon of Monday the 21st, which would be beautiful if there was any swell to ride, but there isn't.

Towards the very end of the forecast, around the 27th of September, we see the biggest numbers of the whole run. The morning brings 2 ft from the east-southeast. The period is a short 5 seconds, so it's windswell, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, chopping it up. The combined energy jumps to (46) and (49), which just shows how small everything else was. But the onshore wind and short period mean it'll be a bumpy, low-quality mess. Not worth a paddle.

So there you have it. Nothing stands out. The whole period is a flat spell, and with the break being inconsistent at the best of times, a blank run like this is pretty normal. Don't bother waxing up your board yet. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s looking like a good time to clean the wetsuit.

Rusty.

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