New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s just get the bad news out of the way. This here forecast is a tough one. We’re staring at a long, flat period before anything even looks like a wave. It’s gonna test your patience, that’s a fact.

New Brighton Beach is the only game in town, and the first five days – from Wednesday the 9th through Sunday the 13th – are looking properly gutless. The biggest of the bunch is a weak 4ft on Wednesday afternoon, but it’s straight onshore and the energy is nothing – just 182. It’s mush. Thursday morning sees a little offshore wind and clean conditions, but with only 2ft on it, there’s just nothing to ride. Energy is a paltry 51. You’ll be floating around, bored.

The swell direction’s all over the place, jumping from east to south and back. There’s some long-period stuff that teases you – like that 18-second pulse Friday morning – but there’s no height behind it. We’re talking less than 1ft there. You’d need a board just to paddle.

Water’s a touch above average at 52°, which is nice, but doesn’t help the surf.

There’s a faint glimmer on the 12th. Saturday morning brings 2ft from the SSE at 13 seconds and glassy conditions. Energy bumps up to a moderate 204. It’s surfable, but only just. The afternoon wind swings onshore and kills it again.

The whole week from the 14th to the 17th is a total write-off. Swells drop below 1ft and energy readings are in the single digits and low double digits. Proper flat.

Then on Friday the 18th, we get a burst of wind and swell, but it’s not for us. NNW wind howling at 19-25 mph, swell bumps to 4ft, but the period is a pitiful 4 seconds. That’s pure wind slop. It’s gonna be a mess. Honestly, with that kind of wind, the lineup is going to look more interesting for kite-surfers than paddle surfers.

Finally, we get a surfable window early Saturday the 19th. Morning has 2ft from the SSE with an 8-second period, and it’s glassy. Energy is moderate at 123. It’s still weak, but at least it’s clean. The afternoon turns to onshore junk again.

The last few days repeat the same tired pattern. A little height here and there, but nothing with push or shape. The 23rd and 24th see swell sizes creep up to 3ft and 3ft, but the direction is ENE and the period is a middling 12 seconds. Not ideal here. Energy around 205 is moderate, and the wind will be on it. The 24th afternoon has offshore SW wind and clean lines, but the wave’s still just 2ft. Something, but barely.

Bottom line: this is a stretch where the ocean decides to take a holiday. Over this 16-day run, there are no real standouts. The best you can hope for are a couple of clean, knee-to-waist-high paddles on the mornings of the 12th, 19th, and maybe the 24th. But they’re ordinary, at best. Sometimes that’s how it goes around here. It won’t stay like this forever, and the forecast can always change.

Keep the faith.

Rusty

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