Mewslade Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let me level with you about the next couple of weeks. It’s a tough run for Mewslade Bay.

The trouble starts right away and doesn’t let up. There's a lot of swell on the way, but the wind is all wrong for most of it. We’ve got a strong, messy cross-onshore wind from the southwest for the first few days, which just kills the shape. The water’s sitting at 65°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual, so at least you can ditch the thick wetsuit. But the surf? Not good.

We start on Saturday the 12th with a 7ft west-southwest swell, but it’s a short-period 7 seconds and the wind is a strong 25 mph from the southwest, creating a choppy, blown-out mess. The wave energy is moderate (462). That's a no-go. The wind swings a bit, but stays onshore or cross-shore right through until the middle of the next week. There’s a moment early on Wednesday the 16th where a 5ft west swell with a clean cross-offshore wind from the northwest shows up. The combined energy is moderate (620) and it looks clean, but the period is only 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and sectiony. It’s the only sniff of a halfway decent wave in the first week, but it’s marginal. For the rest of that week, we’re looking at small, choppy waves or bigger, blown-out ones. It's a long stretch of poor conditions.

Then things get even smaller. From Monday the 21st, the swell really drops off. On the morning of the 21st, the wind goes glassy and the 4ft west-southwest swell (109 energy) becomes surfable, but it’s pretty weak. After that, the wave heights barely hit 1ft for days. Late on the 23rd, the wind goes calm and glassy, but the swell is tiny at 0.7ft and barely 4 energy – a flat, oily sea. The rest of the window looks just as small, with nothing that would get a surfer out of bed.

So here’s the short version: if you absolutely have to get wet, Wednesday morning, the 16th, has the best chance of a clean, rideable wave, with that cross-offshore wind and a 5ft swell. That’s your only real standout, and even then it’s not pumping. The whole second week is basically a flat spell. It’s a bummer, but sometimes the ocean takes a breather.

Rusty.

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