Sebastian Inlet-First Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, talkin' to ya from the beach.

Let's be straight up – we’re in a major flat spell for the next couple of weeks at Sebastian Inlet-First Peak. The numbers are brutal. For the first eight or nine days, it’s all tiny ankle-biters, barely an inch or two with next to no power – that combined energy is barely crackin’ double digits (like 18 or 29). It’s a rough stretch, and there’s a big ol' gap with nothin’ worth paddlin’ out for.

Now, hold tight, ‘cause the very end of the run might offer a little somethin’. Lookin’ toward Thursday, the 27th of August, the energy finally picks up to a moderate level, hittin’ 123 and 148 in the combined department. Our swell starts to have a little more push. The wind stays cross-on, so it’s not pristine, but you could find a wave.

But here’s the real bright spot – Sunday, the 23rd of August has a glassy morning with a tiny East swell (around 1ft). It’s tiny, but with dead-calm wind, it’d be the cleanest you’ll see all period. Then in the afternoon, the wind drops to zero – dead calm – and we get a little bump from the SE (around 3ft) but with a short, choppy period of just 4 seconds. It’s messy, but at least there’s a ripple.

The one standout, and I mean the only one, is Thursday the 27th. We got a solid East swell pushin’ through at about 2ft with a long-period pulse of 12 seconds – that groundswell will wrap in decent. The wind is cross-on from the East, which ain’t perfect, but it’s workable. Water temp is around 84°F, which is about normal for this time of year. For a spot that’s very consistent and exposed to a NE swell, this is your best shot.

The rest of the run? Honestly, with the onshore winds and tiny chop, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The swell is just too weak and the wind too messy for most of it.

Hang in there. It’s a quiet spell, but things can turn quick.

Rusty.

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