Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get stuck into this.

Looking at the whole 16-day window for this area, it’s a pretty grim run for Lighthouse (Point Judith). The first hint of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Friday the 28th of August, and even then it’s just barely surfable. Expect a lot of flat or near-flat days with small, short-period swell and messy wind. The water temp is sitting at 70°F, which is bang on average for this time of year – no surprises there.

The first little glimmer is Friday afternoon, the 28th of August. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SE at 8 seconds, but the wind turns light cross-offshore from the SW at 9 mph, making it clean. The combined energy is weak at 69, so we’re talking small, weak waves. It’s just about rideable on a log, but it’s far from good. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have company, but with waves this small, it won’t feel crowded.

After that, it fades right out again. Sunday the 30th through Monday the 31st of August sees the swell drop even further to 1ft, and although the wind is clean cross-offshore, there’s just no power – combined energy down to 16. That’s a hard pass.

Tuesday the 1st of September gets a bump to 2ft from the E, but the period is a shocking 4 seconds, and the wind is a messy cross-onshore. It’s choppy and junky. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday the 2nd of September shows a bit more interesting: 2ft from the SE but with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a touch of groundswell. Combined energy gets up to 80, still weak, but that longer period might give it a bit more shape. The morning is a mess with cross-onshore wind though. Still a no-go.

The best of the entire outlook, and I mean the only real standout, is Thursday the 3rd of September morning. The swell is still tiny at 1ft from the SE, but the period is a decent 9 seconds. The wind is glassy – 3 mph from the WSW, which is basically calm. It’s glassy, clean, and the combined energy is 61. It’s not going to be epic, but for this forecast window, it’s the only chance to get a clean little slide on a longboard. The break is a reef and point setup, so that longer period (9 seconds) will wrap in a bit better here than at a beach. Keep expectations super low though.

From the 4th of September onwards, it’s a desert. The 5th of September sees a bigger swell of 5ft from the ESE at a short 5-second period, combined energy hitting 113 (moderate), but the wind is NE at 19 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. That’s more of a windsurf or kite situation than a surf. After that, it’s back to tiny, messy waves right through the 11th of September. The very end of the forecast, on the 11th of September, sees a clean offshore wind from the NW at 12 mph, but with only 2ft of S swell at 5 seconds, it’s just not going to break properly.

Honestly, this is a tough run. The only day I’d even consider wetting a line is the morning of Thursday the 3rd of September for a bit of glassy small-wave fun. Otherwise, the board stays on the roof.

Rusty

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