Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for our local sandbar, Out Front. Honestly, I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The opening days are a write-off, but there are a couple of tiny windows where things might just come together for a surf.

The whole run kicks off with a real flat spell. From Thursday the 23rd of July all the way through to Tuesday the 28th, the wave heights are barely a whisper – mostly around 1ft to 2ft – and the wind is a mess of cross and cross-onshore breezes. The combined energy is weak, sitting at 37 on Thursday, barely climbing to 58 on Saturday, but it’s all short-period, crumbly junk. Not worth paddling out for.

The first real flicker of hope comes on Wednesday the 29th of July, in the morning. We’ve got a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph blowing straight into the break. The swell is still tiny at 2ft from the SSE, with a period of 7 seconds, but that offshore wind makes it look surfable. The energy is weak at 46, but it’s the cleanest of the bunch. It’s a beginner wave, playful, but it’s a rarer clean moment for this inconsistent spot. Crowds are possible here, so you might have a few others sniffing the same opportunity.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Thursday the 30th has a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a paltry 2ft. Then we hit a long, dry spell of poor conditions with onshore winds and tiny waves – 1ft or less – through the end of July and into early August. The combined energy drops to 18 or 19, which is barely a ripple.

The best of the entire forecast, and I mean the real standout, is on Sunday the 2nd of August in the afternoon. Out Front gets a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NW at 9 mph. The swell is still only 2ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, but the combined energy climbs to 35. It’s not a big day, but for an inconsistent spot, that light offshore wind is the ticket. The better wave from that morning’s morning session? The energy was 54 but it was a choppy cross-onshore mess. The afternoon is the cleaner call.

Then, on Monday the 3rd of August in the morning, we get a rare glassy moment. The wind is dead calm, virtually nothing from the NNW. The swell is 2ft from the SE, period 8 seconds, energy at 35. It’s going to be clean, but small. For a sandbar that rarely breaks, a glassy morning is a genuine treat.

After that, the forecast dries up again. The second week is a washout of small, onshore slop. The combined energy barely breaks 40, and the wind is either cross-onshore or just cross. There’s a clean morning on Friday the 7th of August, but the swell is 1ft with a horrible 4-second period – no energy, no shape.

Overall, the best bet is the Wednesday morning the 29th of July for that offshore wind, and the Sunday the 2nd of August afternoon as the cleanest pick. Monday the 3rd morning is a glassy bonus. It’s a quiet run, but it’s not all bad. Keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty

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