Sebastian Inlet-First Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you: the surf scene here at Sebastian Inlet-First Peak (Sebastian Inlet-First Peak) is looking pretty flat for the next couple of weeks. We’re talking a long stretch of poor surf conditions with no real standouts. The combined swell energy is weak, barely cracking triple digits on a couple of afternoons, with most readings sitting between 5 and 105 (weak to low-moderate energy). The swell is tiny, mostly 1.0ft to 3ft, coming from the east with a short period of just 7 to 9 seconds, so it’s weak, windswelly stuff, not the kind of groundswell that gets the blood pumping.

The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

We start off Wednesday the 22nd with some clouds and a risk of thunderstorms. Winds are light cross-shore from the southeast at 6 to 9 mph, but the waves are just 1.0ft to 2ft—basically flat. Thursday the 23rd is more of the same: tiny 1.0ft waves with a gentle cross-onshore breeze from the east at 9 mph, making for a choppy, messy surface. Friday the 24th sees a slight bump: 2ft to 3ft in the morning, with a light onshore wind from the northeast at 6 mph, turning to a cross-onshore in the afternoon. It’s still poor, but the energy creeps up to 105 in the afternoon, which is the highest it’ll get. That’s the biggest swell of the period, but with a short period and a cross-onshore wind, it’s not going to be clean.

Saturday the 25th morning offers a clean moment with a light cross-offshore breeze from the south-southeast at 3 mph, but the swell is only 2ft and the energy is weak at 43. After that, it’s a long, flat run. From Sunday the 26th all the way through to Thursday the 6th of August, every single session is marked as “poor surf conditions.” The swell drops to 0.7ft to 2ft, and the energy chugs along at single and low double digits. There are some clean offshore and glassy windows—like Tuesday morning the 28th with a gentle offshore from the west-southwest at 9 mph, and Monday morning the 3rd of August with glassy conditions from the southwest at 3 mph—but with no swell to work with, it’s just a flat, pretty lake.

Honestly, looking at this forecast, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The only slight chance at a wave would be Friday the 24th afternoon, when the swell hits 3ft and the energy is at 105, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’ll be choppy and messy. If you’re desperate for a knee-high, wonky wave, you could try it, but don’t expect much. For now, the best thing to do is wait for a change in the forecast. This is a blank run, but it’s normal for this area in the summer doldrums—it tends not to stay this flat for too long, and forecasts can change.

Until then, keep your stick on the rack.

Rusty.

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