Sebastian Inlet-First Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. Seasoned surfers call me Rusty, and I'm looking at the next few weeks for our local zone.

First off, I've got to be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty flat for Sebastian Inlet-First Peak (beach/jetty). There's a big gap of nothing worthwhile stretching from now all the way to the end of next week. The swell is just not showing up, with tiny waves and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds messing things up. The water temp is sitting around 83° which is pretty normal for July, so at least the water's warm for a paddle.

Let's roll through the dates. On Monday the 20th of July, it's a total write-off. We've got a tiny 1 ft wave from the ESE with a short 6 second period and a 19 mph cross-off wind from the SE. The combined energy is a weak 16, so really just a dribble. Tuesday and Wednesday are no better; the swell stays small, around 2 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is cross or cross-on, making it choppy and messy. Thursday and Friday, the 23rd and 24th, are more of the same – small, weak E swells pushed around by cross-on winds. The energy is barely climbing into the 40s.

Now, Saturday the 25th of July morning is the first hint of anything. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with a light SSE breeze at 3 mph. The wave is only 2 ft from the E with an 8 second period, and the energy is still weak at 58. The notes say "surfable but very ordinary," and honestly, that's the best we get until the end of the month. It's a 1 out of 10 kind of day. The afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms and a 12 mph cross-shore wind, so that window is tiny.

We get a few glassy or offshore windows late on Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th, but the swell is still stuck at 1 ft to 2 ft. The period stays short at 8 seconds, and the energy is in the teens and twenties. The wind is offshore or cross-off from the WSW, so the surface will be clean, but there's just no power in the water. This pattern continues all the way through the end of July and into the first week of August. Every day we see small, weak E swells, clean conditions at times, but the waves are just too small to get excited about.

The best of a bad bunch looks like the morning of Saturday the 1st of August. We've got a 2 ft swell from the E with a 9 second period, and a light cross-off wind from the W at 9 mph. The energy is a moderate 55, and the conditions are clean. It's still a 1 out of 10, but it's a surfable 1 out of 10. For the rest of the first week of August, we're looking at the same story: small swells, mostly clean winds, but no real push.

In short, this is a flat spell. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the energy is weak. We're not even getting close to any kind of standout. For a spot that's very consistent, this is a real bummer, but it happens. The only real positive is the wind will be clean on a few mornings, so if you're desperate for a longboard or a foamie, you might get a few little knee-high sliders. Just don't expect anything with any punch.

Forget the big boards; this is a session for the log or the funboard if you're really keen.

Rusty.

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