Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next sixteen days at Point Judith are looking like a long, flat stretch of disappointment. There’s a big gap of nothing worth paddling out for right now, and only a couple of faint heartbeats way out at the end of the window that might give you a little something to work with.

Honestly, from now through the 26th of July, it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a solid stretch of days where the wave energy is barely registering – most of the time it’s below 100 (weak energy) and often way down in the teens. That’s just ankle-snappers and whitewash. The swell is mostly tiny (1 ft or so) with short, weak periods around 6-9 seconds. What little bump there is gets chopped up by cross-shore or cross-onshore winds. Don’t bother getting the wax out.

Your first glimmer of anything close to surfable shows up on Wednesday the 15th of July. Even then, it’s nothing to write home about. Wednesday morning the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SW with a short 7-second period, though it’s clean with a cross-offshore wind. The combined energy hits 139 (moderate), but the data still calls it poor conditions. Wednesday afternoon gets a slight nod with a 4 ft SW swell at 6 seconds, and an offshore breeze from the W making things clean. The energy is moderate at 100. This is the best of a bad bunch, but it’s gutless and short-period – just mushy, weak lines. For a bigger tide or a keener surfer, you might find something to cruise on, but it’s not a standout.

If you’re desperate, there’s another pulse on Monday the 20th of July, late in the day. a 6 ft SSW swell shows up with a short 6-second period and energy of 251 (moderate). That’s some size, but with light cross-onshore wind and that short period, it’ll be lumpy and messy. Tuesday the 21st holds similar 6 ft to 5 ft S swell but again, cross-shore wind and poor conditions rule it out. That’s too much juice for the quality on offer, and with a beach-and-reef setup, this could be more of a kiteboarding window than a clean paddle session.

There is nothing else. Thursday the 16th through the 27th is littered with tiny, weak energy and no consistent push. The forecast is very poor for any wave riding. For this area, a long blank run like this isn’t totally unusual, but it still stings.

Water temp is sitting at 68° – normal for the time of year at Lighthouse. Not a factor.

Stay patient. The models might shift, but as it stands, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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