Silver Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you: this 16-day look at Silver Strand is a tough pill to swallow. We’ve got a long, quiet stretch ahead with hardly any push, and most of the time the conditions are just messy. There’s nothing on offer right now, and we’re staring at a pretty empty run that won’t really start to change until around September 9th, with only tiny, weak pulses before that.

To start, on Tuesday September 1st, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft swell from the SW, but the water is *much* warmer than normal for this time of year – a big 5° anomaly. That’s very unusual. The problem is, it’s onshore wind with a weak combined energy of only (62), so forget it. That tiny swell hangs around for days. Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd are similar: meager 1 ft to 2 ft swells, mostly cross-on or onshore breezes, and the wave energy stays low, peaking at around (149) on Thursday afternoon. Not worth paddling out.

We finally see a slight bump on Friday September 4th, with a 2 ft SW groundswell push coming in from the SSW. The combined energy climbs to (267) which is more moderate, but still, this is a short period swell and still onshore or cross-on. You’d be fighting for dribbles. Saturday the 5th is similar, with the swell height creeping to 2 ft and energy at (219), but again, cross-on winds kill any chance of a clean face.

Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th are a complete write-off. Swell drops back to 1.0 ft, energy crashing to single digits. Monday morning does go glassy with a little north wind, but there’s simply no swell to ride. We’re stuck in a flat spell until around Wednesday the 9th.

Now, the standout here, if you can call it that, looks to be Wednesday September 9th. That morning we get a pulse of 3 ft swell from the SSW, with a punchy combined energy of (240). Period is only 9 seconds, so it’s not a long-range groundswell, but for this stretch it’s the biggest we’ll see. The wind is light and onshore from the west, so it will be a little bumpy, but it’s rideable. That afternoon it drops back to 2 ft. The rest of the second week is just more of the same – tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, moderate energy in the (100 to 190) range, but mostly cross-on winds. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th see a little energy from a long-period 17-second swell, but it’s too small to really light it up.

Honestly, if you’re an advanced surfer looking for anything of substance, you won’t find it here. The best bet is the morning of Wednesday the 9th for a couple of knee-high runners, but keep expectations low. For the rest of it, the setup is so weak and wind-affected that it’s more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone with a paddle. The forecast can always change, but right now, it’s a long wait for a very small window.

Catch you next time.
Rusty

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