Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's cut to the chase. I’ve run the numbers on this stretch, and honestly, it’s a tough sell. There isn't a single session in the whole 16-day window that gets the heart pumping. The only spot we've got any word on is Out Front, a sandbar that’s mostly for beginners. It’s an inconsistent little wave and sees its share of company, so you won't be the only one scratching your head.

We start on Monday, August 24th, with barely a bump. Swell is a tiny 0.7ft from the ESE at a long 12 seconds, but the energy is weak (20). Water temp is normal for this time of year. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind, but there’s just nothing to ride. Tuesday the 25th is the same story: a 0.7ft ESE swell with a clean wind, but basically flat.

Things get worse as the week goes on. Wednesday and Thursday the wind picks up, turning the weak waves into a choppy mess. By Thursday the 27th, we get a short, weak 3ft SSE swell with a period of only 5 seconds and energy of 51, but it’s blown out by a strong onshore wind. Just ugly.

Then on Friday morning, August 28th, we get a little pulse. A 3ft S swell with a 6-second period and moderate energy (106) slides in under clean, cross-offshore winds. They call it "surfable but ordinary." It’s the best we’re gonna get, but that’s not saying much. The afternoon wind swings and chops it up again.

The weekend stays poor. Saturday the 29th has glassy conditions in the morning, but the swell drops back to 1ft. Then we hit a real dead zone. From Sunday the 30th through the end of the first week and into the second, there’s nothing worth driving for. You get a few long-period pulses from the ESE and SE on Monday the 31st and Tuesday, September 1st, with periods climbing to 18 or 19 seconds, but the wave heights stay at 0.7ft to 2ft. The energy does climb a bit (127 on Tuesday morning), but the wave quality is rated poor. Long-period swells on a sandbar like this often just close out, so it’s a tease, not a treat.

The second half is more of the same. A stronger push rolls in on Thursday, September 3rd, with a 3ft ESE swell at a very long 14 seconds, giving us a strong energy reading of 470 under a fresh offshore NNW wind. That’s the biggest energy of the whole period, but conditions are still described as poor surf. It’s likely just a messy, closing-out shorebreak that only the experts would even look at. The wind stays clean on Friday the 4th, but the swell fades, and by Saturday the 5th, it’s back to small, choppy junk.

There’s a long, boring stretch from August 30th to the end of the outlook. If the wind ever goes glassy on a day that ESE swell has a bit more size, there might be a window, but for now, keep the wax in the bag.

Rusty.

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