San Carpoforo Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break it down in feet and degrees.

The water’s running a bit chilly – about 58°F, which is a couple of degrees colder than average for this time of year. Bring the rubber.

The next two weeks at San Carpoforo Creek are a mixed bag, with a lot of small, wind-affected days, but there’s a couple of real bright spots.

Thursday 6th August starts tiny – 2 ft of SW groundswell, 13-second period, light offshore wind in the morning. The combined energy is weak (212). The afternoon goes cross-onshore and gets choppy. Friday is similar, 2 ft to 2 ft of SSW groundswell, but the period jumps to 19 seconds Friday morning – that’s long-period groundswell, real energy. The combined energy is 322 (moderate) on Friday morning, hitting 408 (moderate) in the afternoon. Still, it’s tiny.

Saturday 8th August morning improves slightly to 3 ft of SSW, 18-second period, with light offshore wind (3 mph). Combined energy is 441 (moderate). The real standout is Sunday 9th August morning. Glassy, clear, light offshore from the W. Swell is 3 ft from the SSW, 15-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 540 (strong). That’s your best early session – clean, lined-up, and the wind is perfect. Get out before the afternoon goes cross-onshore.

Monday 10th August morning sees a jump to 4 ft, but it’s a short-period 10-second W-NW windswell. Combined energy is 518 (strong), but the wind is cross-onshore. It’s messy. From Tuesday 11th August through Wednesday 12th, we get a run of 3 ft to 4 ft of W-NW windswell with 9-second periods, combined energy in the 400s – moderate, but all “marginal” quality.

Thursday 13th August through Sunday 16th August – the swell drops to 2 ft – 2 ft on the 13th, with a 19-second period on the 14th morning, but cross-on wind. Combined energy is 400-450. By Saturday 15th August, we’re at 4 ft of SSW groundswell, 16-second period, and the combined energy hits 737 (strong) – the biggest reading of the whole run. Wind is offshore from the WNW at 6-9 mph. The reports still call it “marginal,” but that’s a lot of energy.

Sunday 16th August morning is similar – 4 ft, 16-second period, offshore wind, combined energy 698 (strong) – but the afternoon goes cross-onshore and choppy. The rest of the second week, from Monday 17th August onward, is a slow fade. Swell drops to 3 ft – 3 ft, periods shorten, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore from the NW. Combined energy stays in the 300-400 range (moderate) but the quality is poor. By Friday 21st August, we get a nasty 6 ft W-NW windswell with a 6-second period and 12 mph cross-onshore wind. That’s blown out, chaotic, and looks more like a kite session.

The two standouts: Sunday 9th August morning – glassy, clean, 3 ft groundswell with strong energy (540). And Saturday 15th August – the biggest energy of the forecast (737), with 4 ft of SSW groundswell and offshore wind. Both are intermediate-friendly, consistent, and the break is exposed to the SW. Crowds are possible (“sometimes” crowded), so expect company.

The gap between Sunday 9th and Saturday 15th is a stretch of small, marginal surf. Not a total blank, but nothing special.

Rusty out.

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