Scarecrows Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the lowdown for the next 16 days.

We’ve got a solid run of swell coming through, but it’s a mixed bag with the wind. The standout window is definitely the second week, but there are some gems in the first week too if you pick your moment.

Right off the bat, Saturday the 1st is a bit of a write-off with that SE wind and a storm risk – the surf is there but the conditions are marginal. Sunday the 2nd is where it starts to get interesting. The morning has a clean 4ft SW swell at 15 seconds, with a light ESE cross-off breeze. That’s a good, clean wave. But the real magic happens on Sunday afternoon: glassy conditions, 4ft of SSW groundswell with a 17-second period, and a combined energy of 1285. That’s a quality session for anyone who knows what they’re doing. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th keep the glassy, clean conditions rolling with 5ft to 5ft SSW swell. Tuesday morning is especially tidy – 5ft, 16 seconds, and a glassy NE wind. That’s a beautiful setup.

Wednesday the 5th gets messy with a strong N wind picking up, and Thursday the 6th is even worse – 7ft of swell but with a 22 mph cross-shore wind making it lumpy. The swell gets bigger through the 7th and 8th, hitting 8ft to 8ft, but those strong N winds keep the quality down. It’s not totally blown out, but it’s not the clean, lined-up stuff we had earlier. The combined energy on Friday the 7th afternoon is a massive 3872, but it’s for experts only with that size and wind.

Now, here’s where it gets really good. The standouts are Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th. Monday the 10th has a solid 6ft to 7ft SSW swell, clean with a light offshore wind. Tuesday the 11th is the peak of the whole run. The morning has a 5ft S swell with a very long 20-second period, light ESE cross-off, and a combined energy of 3195. The afternoon is even better: 7ft of S swell at 18 seconds, light SE wind, and an energy reading of 3850. That’s a powerful, clean, long-period groundswell. For a reef break like Scarecrows, that’s a dream scenario. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so grab a decent spring suit.

The quality holds through Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, with the swell dropping a bit but still clean. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th also have glassy mornings with 4ft to 6ft SSW swell and very long periods. The run finally fades out on Sunday the 16th with a cross-shore wind picking up again.

In short, if you can only paddle out once, make it Tuesday the 11th. The Monday the 10th and the Sunday the 2nd are also top-tier. The rest of the time is a mix of solid swell and tricky wind. This is a reef break, so that long-period groundswell will really wrap in and produce some proper, powerful lines. Get amongst it.

Rusty.

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