San Carpoforo Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. Rusty here.

Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you: the next week is a slow grind. San Carpoforo Creek is offering up something, but it’s mostly going to be small and inconsistent. For the next few days we’re looking at tiny, weak swell with light wind holding it together, but it’s just not enough to get excited about.

Things start to move on Saturday the 8th. We’ve got a small bump of 3ft from the SSW, but the real story is the glassy conditions in the morning. Clean as a whistle. Combined energy is moderate (484). It might be the best session of this first week, and it’s still not huge.

Then, hold onto your wetsuit. Sunday the 9th morning is where this whole outlook peaks. We’re looking at 6ft of NW groundswell, period is a short 10 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 1248, which is strong. The wind is glassy. This isn’t for the faint of heart – 6ft is solid, and this is expert territory. The water is feeling much colder than normal right now at 57°, which is 4° below the long-term average for this time of year. That’s notable. If you’re paddling out on Sunday, bring the thick rubber.

After Sunday, it tapers off. Monday the 10th through the middle of the following week is a stretch of marginal to poor conditions. Swell drops, winds get messy, and the quality just isn’t there. You’re looking at waist-high slop with cross-onshore wind spoiling the shape.

The second week, from about the 14th onwards, the swell tries to build back from the SSW. Heights hang around the 2ft to 4ft range, and the period stays long – 16 to 19 seconds. That long-period signal (groundswell) can be tricky at a beach break like this; it can break a bit straight. Winds are light, mostly cross-on or offshore, so it’s not all bad. Crowds are listed as ‘sometimes’ here, so you might have company on the cleaner days. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th mornings are the most promising of this second week – clean-ish, and the energy is moderate to strong.

The last few days, the 18th and 19th, are a write-off. Moderate breeze, choppy, and cross-onshore. Not worth paddling for.

The standout is without a doubt Sunday the 9th. That’s your best shot at some real power. The other decent window is the weekend of the 15th-16th, with cleaner but smaller SSW groundswell. The gap in the middle of the first week is quiet, but the 9th makes it all worthwhile.

Stay safe, and keep an eye on the horizon.

Rusty.

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