Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it's a tough one for us. The surf is mostly flat and the conditions are poor. There's a long stretch of really small, weak waves with bad wind for the most part. The water’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year at 79°, which is a small comfort, but the waves are the real story here, and it's a story of waiting.

The first whiff of anything worth paddling out for doesn't come until Thursday, 20th of August. Out Front (on the sandbar) will see a little bump of 2ft from the South, but it's a short-period, weak swell that's just barely surfable. The energy is very low, only 43 (weak). The wind is offshore and light, so it'll be clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to get excited about. It's a longboard or a skimboard session, if anything.

We get a few more days of nothing much after that, with the wind chopping things up. The same goes for most of the following week. The swell is tiny and the wind is often onshore or cross-shore.

The only real standout, and I mean the *only* one in the whole 16 days, comes on Thursday, 27th of August. The morning session at Out Front shows a bit of a pulse. A 1ft swell from the SE, but the period is a solid 13 seconds – that's a long-period groundswell. The combined energy bumps up to 57 (weak), but more importantly, the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNE. It'll be clean. The swell is tiny, but the quality of the wave from that long period could make it a fun little session for the right equipment. The afternoon on the 27th actually sees the energy jump to 104 (moderate), but the wind turns cross-shore, so it won't be as clean. The morning is the best call.

After that, the 28th sees a bit more swell with clean offshore winds, but the energy is still moderate and the height is only 2ft. The 29th has the most energy in the whole period at 130 (moderate) with a 2ft swell from the East, but the wind is cross-shore, so it'll be a bit wonky.

For a beginner, it's a no-go the whole time. The swell is too small and inconsistent. The only break is Out Front, which is a sandbar, and it's inconsistent. It's a blank run, plain and simple. The setup is so small and weak it might be more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Bottom line: If you're desperate, Thursday morning the 27th of August is the only window where the stars align for a clean, tiny long-period wave. Everywhere else, the board stays on the rack.

Rusty.

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