Mewslade Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Let's talk Mewslade Bay for the next couple of weeks. I'll be real – it's a rough outlook.

The whole 16-day stretch is mostly flat. From right now through the 15th of August, we've got nothing but poor surf on the cards. The wave energy is weak, barely hitting triple digits at its best – like that 67 (moderate) on the morning of the 3rd of August, but the quality is lousy. Most days, the energy is in the teens or thirties, which is just sad.

Mewslade Bay needs a proper SW swell, and we just aren't getting one. Swell heights are mostly under 2ft, and the periods are often short, under 8 seconds, so the waves are weak and messy. There's a tease on the 7th of August with a very long period groundswell from the SW at 12 seconds, but the height is a puny 0.3ft. Not enough to ride.

The cleanest moments come when the wind turns glassy or cross-off, like the mornings of the 4th and 6th of August (calm, glassy), and the afternoon of the 12th of August (glassy). But even then, the waves are only 2ft or 2ft – you'd be hunting for a ripple. Most of the time, the wind is cross or cross-onshore, chopping up what little swell we have.

We get a few mornings of NNE offshore wind, like the 7th of August, but there's no swell to go with it. There's no standout day here at all. Nothing clicks.

Into the second week, into mid-August, it's the same story: tiny, weak swells and messy wind. On the 13th and 14th of August, we get strong NNW cross-off winds – up to 18 to 22 mph – but the swell is down to 1ft or less. Clean, but microscopic. Honestly, this whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on those windy afternoons.

So, plain and simple: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The area is just not working. It's a dry spell, which happens around here, but keep an eye on it – forecasts can always turn around.

Rusty.

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