Royal Palms State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Royal Palms State Beach. I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking like a quiet stretch. This spot is a sheltered reef and point setup, which doesn't help much when the swell is as small as it is. We’re in for a long wait, nearly two weeks of dribble before anything even sniffs "surfable."

The water is sitting at 70°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, not that it'll matter much when you're bobbing around on nothing.

Right now, through the end of August, it’s flat. We’re talking tiny waves, mostly 1 to 2 ft with short period windswell, and the wind is nearly always cross-onshore or onshore. The combined energy readings are all over the place, but for the first week, they’re mostly in the 100-200 range (weak to moderate), but the waves are just too small and weak to ride. There’s one morning on Sunday, the 23rd, with a glassy period and a 1 ft swell, but the wave comment calls it "poor surf conditions." It’s just not happening.

We finally get a small pulse around the 27th of August. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds, and the combined energy hits 432 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-onshore, but the forecast still calls it "marginal." It’s an improvement, but I wouldn’t paddle out for it.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is shaping up for Monday morning, the 31st of August. We get a 2 ft SSW swell with a 14-second period, and the wind goes glassy. That’s the cleanest window in the whole forecast. The combined energy is 241 (moderate), and the condition is "surfable waves but very ordinary." For a break that’s rarely consistent, that’s the best we’re going to get. The swell is coming from the SSW, which matches the optimum direction for this spot. The water is still warm, and the crowd situation is "sometimes," so you might have a few others out there, but it won’t be a zoo.

After that, the first week of September looks ugly again. The waves get smaller and windier, with a couple of days showing 4 ft but with a horrible 7-second period, which is just weak, crumbly windswell.

Honestly, it’s a lean period. The best bet is that Monday morning, August 31st, for a glassy session on tiny waves. For the rest, the forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty out.

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