Pocket Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

We’re looking at a pretty quiet run for the next 16 days at Pocket. The water is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing to stress about there.

The first real chance to paddle out comes on Wednesday, August 5th in the morning. We’ve got a small 3 ft easterly swell pushing through, but the real story is the wind. It’s glassy. Dead calm. Clean conditions. The wave energy is moderate (170), and the period is a reasonable 10 seconds, so it won’t be a total knee-bouncer. It’s not going to be pumping, but you’ll get a few fun ones without getting chopped up. That’s your best bet in the near term.

Thursday morning, August 6th, still has that 3 ft east swell, but the wind goes cross-offshore. It’ll be clean, but the energy drops to (100) and the period drops to 8 seconds, so it’s a bit slower and weaker. Just ordinary.

After that, we hit a long dry patch. From Thursday afternoon right through to the end of the first week, it’s a mix of onshore, cross-shore, and cross-onshore winds with small swell and poor surf conditions. Nothing worth rushing for.

Sunday, August 9th sees a bump in size to 4 ft from the east, and the energy jumps to moderate (313) and (316) for the morning and afternoon. But the wind is cross to cross-on, and the forecast calls it marginal. You might get a ride, but it’s going to be messy.

The standout, and I mean the only real standout in this whole outlook, is Monday, August 10th in the morning. We get a 4 ft easterly swell with a 9-second period, and more importantly, we have offshore wind from the west at 15 km/h. The energy is solidly moderate (227), and the report says "expect good surf conditions." That’s the window. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and lined up. Get it while it’s good.

After that, things fall apart again. The swell drops back to under 3 ft, winds go onshore or cross, and the scores are nil. There’s a brief spike in size on Friday, August 14th with 6 ft from the southeast and a very long period of 11 seconds (energy 800), but the wind is cross-shore with chop. It’s a messy, powerful groundswell that will be hard to handle at a beach or reef setup with that wind. Definitely not for beginners, and honestly, not that fun for anyone with that cross-shore bump.

The last week of the outlook is a write-off. Bigger swell, pushing 7 ft, but all with cross to cross-onshore winds and poor conditions. The energy is strong (over 600 at times), but the quality is just not there. If you’re a kite surfer, you might be stoked on the wind and chop, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a hard pass.

So, bottom line: August 10th morning is your only real chance at something decent. The rest is a lot of waiting and watching.

Rusty.

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