Peak Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Peak Rock over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a solid run of surf on the way, but it’s not all going to be clean. The real standout looks to be the very start, with a powerful, long-period groundswell pushing in. The water temp is sitting at 56°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Monday the 10th is your call-to-action. Morning brings a 7ft SW groundswell with a very long 19 second period, and it’s packing a huge 2974 combined energy. That’s a lot of water moving. The wind is a fresh offshore from the NNW, so the face should be clean and lined up. This is serious, powerful stuff, and at that size with that period, it’s going to be one for the experienced crew only. The crowd factor here is “sometimes” so you might have some company, but the quality should make it worth it. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-on shore, so the morning is the window.

Tuesday the 11th drops off a touch in size to 5ft, but the period stays at 14 seconds. The wind is offshore again in the morning, so it’ll be clean and rideable, just not the same punch as Monday. Wednesday the 12th sees the swell bumping back up to 8ft with a 16 second period, and the wind turns cross-off. The energy is up in the 3000-4000 range, so there’s plenty of grunt, but the cross-off angle might make it a bit tricky to find the perfect peak. It’s still good, solid surf, but not quite the perfection of Monday morning.

Thursday the 13th through Saturday the 15th holds at 8ft to 10ft with that long 16-17 second period, but the wind becomes a problem. Cross-off and cross-on breezes will put a chop on the surface, making it lumpy and less inviting. The energy is still massive, hitting 6460 on Friday morning, but the quality just isn’t there for a paddle surfer. At this size and with these winds, this stretch actually looks more interesting for the kite crew than for us.

We then hit a lull. From Sunday the 16th afternoon right through to Tuesday the 20th, the swell drops below 5ft, and the wind stays tricky. It’s a quiet patch where you’d be scratching for a wave.

Then things get interesting again on Tuesday the 18th. We get a 5ft SW swell with a 15 second period and a light cross-off wind in the morning. But the real gem is Tuesday afternoon: glassy conditions with a 4ft swell. That’s a beautiful window for a longboard or a funboard, just you and the ocean.

The end of the run, around the 23rd and 24th, looks promising but is a long way out. The 23rd is showing a big 10ft SW swell with 17 second period, but with a strong 28 mph cross-off wind it’ll be wild. The 24th, however, has a 6ft SW swell with glassy conditions in the morning. That one has the potential to be a real gem, but it’s over two weeks away, so we’ll have to keep an eye on it.

Overall, the clear winner is Monday the 10th morning. If you’re an expert, that’s your session.

Rusty.

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