New Brighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for the next couple weeks. It’s a pretty quiet stretch overall, with a few windows of clean, small surf, but a whole lot of flat, windy, or just average conditions in between.

The best call is the Saturday morning session, and after that, a couple of early glassy mornings might be worth a look if you’re keen. Let’s get into it.

Saturday, August 1st at New Brighton Beach is the pick. Light rain early, but a moderate SW breeze is offshore for this spot. The swell is a clean 3ft from the SE with a 13-second period. That’s a proper groundswell with decent energy – the combined energy is 349 (moderate). Water temp is 50°F, about 1°F above normal, so nothing crazy. The morning is clean, and the afternoon holds at 3ft, 12-second period (348 combined energy) with a lighter cross-offshore breeze. Not a monster, but it’s the most consistent, cleanest ride of the whole forecast.

After that, it’s a long dry spell. Sunday, August 2nd morning has 3ft from the SE (210 energy) with a light W breeze, but it’s only “very ordinary.” By afternoon, the wind goes onshore and the swell drops to 2ft. From Monday through to the middle of the second week, it’s mostly tiny, windy, or just poor. On Tuesday, August 4th, there’s a 3ft SSE swell with a very long 16-second period, but the wind is a strong 25 mph cross-offshore. The energy is 502 (moderate to strong), but you’d be fighting the wind more than the waves.

Thursday, August 6th morning is glassy, with 3ft from the SE at 11 seconds (189 energy), but it’s still “very ordinary.” A few if you’re keen.

The next real chance is Sunday, August 9th morning. A 4ft SE swell with a 9-second period (194 energy) and a light offshore breeze. Clean, but the period is short, so the waves will be a bit soft and crumbly. Still, it’s the biggest swell height in the whole run.

Monday, August 10th morning has 3ft from the ESE with a light offshore, but short period (8 seconds). Tuesday, August 11th morning is glassy with 3ft from the E, 9-second period (196 energy), but again, “very ordinary.”

The last few days have glassy mornings with small surf. Thursday, August 13th and Friday, August 14th both start glassy with 2ft to 3ft from the E/ENE, periods around 10 seconds (125 to 151 energy). Clean, but small. Saturday, August 15th morning has a light offshore with 3ft from the E, 10-second period (128 energy). Same story.

So, the standout is Saturday, August 1st morning at New Brighton Beach. It’s the cleanest, most consistent, and has the best energy. The backup is Sunday, August 9th morning if you can handle short-period waves with a clean offshore. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or just “very ordinary.” Stay patient, and keep an eye on it – these quiet spells don’t usually last forever.

Rusty.

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