Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a pretty grim stretch for the region. The only spot in the game is Out Front, and honestly, it’s not looking good at all. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with no real surf to speak of. The forecast is basically a flatline for the entire 16-day window. That’s a long time to wait for a wave that just isn’t coming.

The water temp is sitting at about 78°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year.

Looking at the details, the first few days are a total write-off. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are offering tiny, weak swell around 1ft to 2ft from the east-southeast, with a short period of 6-8 seconds. The combined energy is pathetic, reading between 27 and 37. Winds are cross-shore, making it a messy, choppy affair. No one is surfing this.

The pattern continues right through the week. Monday the 27th through Thursday the 30th is more of the same: tiny swell, weak energy (between 20 and 84), and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. There’s a moment early Tuesday morning the 28th where it goes glassy, but the swell is a measly 1ft – it’s a lake, not a surf break.

Friday the 31st of July shows a little flicker of hope with a “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” tag in the morning. The swell is still only 2ft from the southeast, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to 44, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the north-northeast. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but "best" here is a very low bar. It’s a tiny, weak wave.

After that, it goes back to the same old story. The weekend of the 1st and 2nd of August is blown out by strong southerly winds, and the swell stays tiny. There’s a slight uptick on Monday the 3rd of August morning, with the swell hitting 3ft from the south-southeast and a combined energy of 121 (the highest we’ll see). The wind is glassy, so it will be clean, but the wave quality is still rated as ordinary. It’s small, weak, and not really worth the paddle.

The rest of the run from the 4th of August onward is just more of the same. Tiny swell, poor conditions, and the wind is usually onshore or cross-shore. The energy drops back down to the 20s and 30s. For a spot that’s inconsistent at the best of times, this is a proper blank run.

So, the bottom line: there is no standout session here. The closest thing to a surfable moment is the early morning of Friday the 31st of July, or maybe the glassy morning of Monday the 3rd of August. But even then, you’re looking at knee-high slop. It’s a tough outlook, but that’s how it goes sometimes. We’ll see if the forecasts change, but for now, don’t bother waxing up.

Rusty.

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