Royal Palms State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s look at what’s brewing for Royal Palms State Beach.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for any proper surfing. There’s a big gap at the start with nothing worth mentioning. The first few days are tiny – 1ft of SW swell with a long period, but the wind is all wrong, making it a choppy mess. Not worth paddling out.

We do see a bit more energy kick in on the 24th of August, with the swell hitting 1ft and the combined wave energy at 232. But the conditions are still just ordinary. The one bright spot is Monday morning the 24th, when it goes glassy – that’s your best chance for a session if you’re itching, but it’s still very small.

The pattern keeps on through the week and into the next. Swell heights slowly build, hitting 3ft by the 26th and 27th, but the wind is always cross-onshore or side-shore, so it stays bumpy. The energy climbs, hitting 431 on the 29th of August, but it’s still poor surf.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day stretch comes right at the end. On the morning of Friday the 4th of September, we get a 3ft SSW swell, with an 18-second period and the combined energy jumping to 607. That’s moderate wave energy, and the wind is light and variable – almost glassy. It’s a marginal call, but if you’re keen, that morning might just offer the cleanest, most lined-up waves of the whole run. But don’t get your hopes up – this break is inconsistent and sheltered, so it needs everything to line up perfectly.

Water temps are around 70°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you might skip the thick wetsuit.

Overall, if you’re a beginner, the swell never gets over 5ft so you won’t be in over your head, but the quality just isn’t there. For the experienced crew, there’s nothing to get stoked about until that one morning on the 4th of September. Hold out for that, or just leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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