Satellite Beach/RCs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this stretch of the coast is looking pretty flat and messy for the next couple weeks. The good news? There’s nothing dangerous out there. The bad news? There’s barely a wave worth paddling for. The swell energy is weak across the board, and most of what we’ve got is short-period wind swell that’s getting chopped up by onshore breezes. If you’re a beginner, you might find something soft and forgiving early on, but for anyone else, this is a good time to wax the board and wait.

Looking at Friday, August 7th, we’ve got the most size we’ll see all period—about 5 feet—but it’s coming from the east at a short 7 seconds, with a storm risk and a moderate onshore breeze. That’s a classic case of “lots of mess, no power.” The energy reading is at 209, which is moderate, but the poor quality and cross-onshore winds mean it’s not going to be fun. Saturday, August 8th, drops to around 3 feet and the wind swings more cross-on from the southeast, keeping things choppy. By Sunday, the swell fades to about 2 feet and we’re down to light cross-onshore bump. Monday, August 10th, it’s down to 2 feet and the energy has dropped into the weak zone (29). You get the picture—it’s a slow slide into nothing.

There’s a small window Tuesday morning, August 11th, where it goes glassy with a slight air, but the swell is only 1 feet and from the east-southeast with a 7-second period. That’s about as marginal as it gets. The rest of the week is a mix of light offshore breezes and clean mornings, but the swell barely registers—1 foot or less with weak energy readings in the teens and single digits. Friday, August 14th, has a clean morning with a slight cross-offshore, but 0.7 feet isn’t surf; it’s a lake.

We roll into the second week with a bit more energy, but still nothing rideable. Sunday, August 16th, has a small 1-foot bump and a clean morning, but it’s gone by the afternoon when the cross-on wind picks up. Tuesday, August 18th, goes glassy again with 1 feet and a 9-second period, but that’s still too small to do anything with. The energy readings start to creep back up—34, 59 by Wednesday morning—but the wave height stays stuck around 1 to 2 feet. By Friday, August 21st, we’ve got another glassy morning, but 1 feet at 9 seconds is still just a ripple.

So, to be honest, there are no standouts here. No day has a score worth circling on the calendar. The only thing close to a highlight is the glassy morning on Tuesday, August 11th, but with 1 feet of swell, you’d be doing more floating than surfing. The water temp anomaly isn’t mentioned in the data, so I can’t comment on whether it’s running warm or cold for this time of year. But with this little swell, the water’s the only thing you’ll be looking at.

If you’re a kitesurfer or a windsurfer, some of these afternoons with moderate cross-onshore winds and no surf might actually look more appealing than a surfboard session. But for a traditional paddle, this is a real drought. Sit tight, keep an eye on the charts, and don’t force it. Sometimes the ocean just needs a rest.

Rusty.

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