Mewslade Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's be straight with each other – I've scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks and, well, it’s a lean stretch for Mewslade Bay. We're looking at a long gap of over a week before there’s anything I’d even paddle out for.

The first surfable session I see isn’t till Thursday, August 20th, and even then, it's just barely hanging in there. That morning, we get a bit of a bump from the west with waves around 4ft. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s a bit disorganised, but with a northwest cross-offshore breeze it’ll be clean. The combined energy is a modest 130, so there's a little bit of push there, but it’s still just "ordinary" conditions. No standouts here, but at least it’s a paddle.

Before that? Nothing. Zilch. We've got a run from Saturday the 15th right through to Wednesday the 19th of August where the swell is tiny – sometimes as small as 1ft to 3ft – with poor winds and chopped-out conditions. It's a proper blank run. If you’re jonesing for a fix, there’s simply nothing on offer.

Looking further ahead, the whole second week is pretty much the same story. From Friday the 21st all the way to the end of the forecast on the 30th, the swell barely kicks up past 2ft. Most mornings are clean, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. We get a few glassy moments, like on Sunday the 23rd afternoon and Wednesday the 26th morning, but it’s little 1ft dribbles. Not worth the wetsuit.

For Mewslade Bay, the water temp is sitting at a toasty 69°F, which is a full 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual. The only saving grace is that the wind does swing offshore (NNE, N) on a handful of mornings, so when any swell does arrive, it could be clean. But for now, the surf quality is just poor. Honestly, for most of this period, the conditions look more setup for a paddleboard or a kite than a proper surfboard. Stay patient, lads.

- Rusty

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