Spanish Bay-South Moss Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what's on the table for Spanish Bay-South Moss.

It's a pretty quiet start to the outlook. The first few days are a write-off, nothing worth paddling out for. We’ve got a long gap from the start of the period through the first week with no real recommendations. The surf that shows up is small, onshore, and chopped up. Not our scene.

We start to see a pulse of energy around the 8th of August, with a moderate swell pushing in from the NW, about 5ft, but the onshore wind and short period keep things messy. It’s not until the 9th that the swell really builds, with 6ft of NW groundswell and a healthy 10-second period. The combined swell energy is strong (946), but the wind is still working against us, making for a choppy surface. The 10th looks similar, with the swell peaking at 7ft, but again, the quality is marginal.

The real standout, the only real highlight over this whole 16-day stretch, lands on the 11th of August, Tuesday morning. The swell drops a touch to 5ft from the NW, still with that 10-second period, but the wind goes light offshore from the WNW. That’s clean. The combined energy is still solid (574). For a break like this, that’s the window to be in the water. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

After that, it fades fast. The swell drops off, the wind swings back onshore, and we’re back to small, weak waves through the end of the second week. A couple of glassy mornings pop up on the 17th and 18th of August, but the swell is tiny, only 2ft to 2ft, with very long periods around 14 to 15 seconds. That long-period groundswell won't do much at a beach break like this, it'll be fat and tricky. You’d need a point or reef to get anything out of it.

Bottom line: the 11th of August, Tuesday morning, is your best bet. Get it while the wind is off and the swell is still got some punch. The rest of the forecast is pretty average.

- Rusty

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