Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – if you’re looking to get wet in the coming days, you’re gonna have to be patient. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle. There’s no standout surf, nothing that’s gonna get the heart pumping, so we’re just gonna walk through the best of a bad bunch.

The first proper chance to even paddle out doesn’t show up until Wednesday, August 26th in the morning. That’s over a week of flat or junk conditions to sit through. Even then, it’s not exactly a celebration.

Out Front is the only break on the cards, and it’s a sandbar setup that’s inconsistent and mostly for beginners. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

For that Wednesday morning (August 26th), we’ve got a little 2ft swell pushing in from the SSE. The combined energy is a weak 43 (so don’t expect any power). The good news? The wind is light and offshore from the NW, which will keep the surface clean. The bad news? It’s still only rated as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” You might get a few knee-high dribblers that are tidy, but that’s the ceiling.

The afternoon of the 26th sees the wind pick up to a fresh 19 mph from the NNW, still offshore, but it’s gonna be a blowy, messy session and the swell drops to 2ft. Not worth it.

Looking further out, there’s a bump in size on Friday, August 28th. The morning shows 4ft coming from the ENE, with the combined energy climbing to 164 (moderate energy). The wind is cross-off from the NNE, so it’ll be clean. But the direction is cross-shore, and the period is short at 6 seconds, so it’s gonna be a lumpy, messy beach break. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 6ft and the energy spikes to 342, but the wind goes cross-shore from the NE, creating a cross-chop. It’s too big for beginners and not clean enough for the crew. This setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Saturday, August 29th keeps the size around 4ft to 5ft from the E, with strong energy (up to 442), but the cross-shore wind from the NE is going to chop it up all day. For experts only, and even then, it’s a frustrating one.

So, the honest truth? There’s no real standout in this entire 16-day run. The best you’ll get is a clean, tiny wave on the morning of the 26th, or a bigger but messy, cross-shore slop on the 28th and 29th. It’s a long stretch of poor conditions, but keep an eye on the forecasts – it tends not to stay this flat for long.

Rusty.

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