Mother Ivey s Spot M Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's look at what's coming up for Mother Ivey's Spot M.

Honestly, this is one of those outlooks where you’re better off keeping the board in the car for a good long while. The next 16 days are looking bleak. We’ve got a major gap with no real surf to talk about.

Kicking off from July 30th, right through the rest of the month and into August, it’s all small, weak, and messy. The swell is tiny, mostly coming from the west or west-northwest with the combined swell energy barely registering, mostly between 13 and 77 (weak energy). Wave heights are just 2 ft to 3 ft, and the periods are short, mostly 6 to 10 seconds, meaning weak, fat waves with no punch.

We see a bit of glass on the morning of August 2nd, with a light east-southeast breeze making it look clean, but with only 2 ft of west swell, there's just nothing to ride. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-on from the north and northwest, putting a chop on the surface.

From August 7th through the 14th, things get even worse. Strong onshore winds from the northeast and east-northeast hammer the coast, with gusts hitting 22 mph. The swell stays tiny at 0.7 ft to 2 ft, and the combined energy drops to a pathetic 6 to 74. The conditions are unrideable, and the wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions" across every single row. This stretch has no hope for a paddle surfer. Honestly, with that much wind and that little quality swell, this spot looks way more interesting for kite surfing than anything on a surfboard.

The only faint glimmer comes on the very last day, August 14th, early morning. We see a combined energy finally hit 118 (moderate wave energy), with a 3 ft swell from the west-northwest at 9 seconds. But the wind is still onshore from the east-northeast. It’s still going to be poor, but it’s the best of a very bad bunch if you’re absolutely desperate.

For the rest of the period, save your energy. This is a tough run for the area.

- Rusty

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