Mount Cameron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the imperial version.

First up, Sunday the 13th looks like a solid start. Mount Cameron is an exposed beach and reef setup, inconsistent but when it fires, it can be good. The swell is a clean 7 ft from the SW with a nice long 15-second period — real groundswell energy. That long period can make it a bit straight at beach breaks, but with an offshore NE breeze at 12 mph, the conditions are clean. This is good for experienced surfers. Water temp is 55°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. Combined swell energy is moderate (1971).

Then things go south. From Monday the 14th through Saturday the 19th, it’s mostly messy. Winds go cross-on or onshore, and the swell gets big — over 10 ft, sometimes 16 ft, with a lot of chop. Not good for paddling, and the scores are poor. Tuesday the 15th sees strong 25 mph cross-on winds and 16 ft swell, that's big and dangerous. Even the bigger swells on Wednesday the 16th (16 ft, 15 seconds) are too messy to recommend. Through this whole stretch, the combined energy is strong to very strong (values from 7434 up to 11653), but the wind ruins it. No good windows.

After a long run of poor surf, things start looking up around Monday the 21st. That morning, the swell is 18 ft from the WSW with a moderate 13-second period, still big and cross-on, so not clean — but the wind is gentler. The afternoon is interesting: 20 ft from the WSW, period 15 seconds — that is very long period groundswell. The combined energy is 15964, very strong. The forecast says the swell might be too big for this break, so only expert surfers should even think about it. Still, cross-onshore winds make it choppy.

Wednesday the 23rd is the standout. Morning brings a clean 13 ft WSW groundswell with a nice 14-second period and a gentle NNE cross-off breeze at 9 mph. That's clean, offshore wind, perfect conditions. It’s big but rideable for experts. Combined energy is strong (5821). This is the best window in the whole outlook. Wednesday afternoon keeps it clean with NE offshore at 12 mph and 12 ft swell. Crowds are sometimes around, so you might have company.

From Thursday the 24th onward, it’s back to messy. Winds pick up, swells stay big, and conditions are choppy or onshore. There’s a window on Monday the 28th with a gentler breeze, but 12 ft swell with cross-on wind isn’t ideal — marginal at best.

So overall, the first good surf is Sunday the 13th, then a long gap of poor conditions until Wednesday the 23rd — that’s the real standout. After that, it’s hit or miss with big messy swells. The best bet: Wednesday the 23rd morning at Mount Cameron for clean, powerful groundswell.

Rusty.

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