Spanish Bay-South Moss Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what’s shaping up for Spanish Bay-South Moss.

Honestly, the next fortnight is a pretty flat and frustrating run for this spot. Spanish Bay-South Moss is an advanced break that's fairly consistent, but this forecast window is looking like a whole lot of nothing good. For a solid week, from now through to around the 22nd of July, the surf is tiny, poorly organised, or just plain blown out. You’re looking at a long blank stretch with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The swell energy is weak for most of that time, with power readings sitting in the low hundreds. It's a tough run.

Let’s be straight – there is no true standout in this period. The best you can hope for is a couple of days right at the end. On Sunday the 26th of July, things might finally start to look a bit more interesting. We’ve got a 4ft to 4ft swell pushing in from the SW, with a nice long period of 18 to 20 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy will be strong, hitting around 1240 to 1424. That’s a lot of power moving through. The wind is forecast to be a light cross-onshore, which isn't perfect, but it's light enough that it won't totally mess it up. For this break, which really needs a good W swell direction to work well, a SW angle is a bit off, but that long period will still wrap in decently.

The Monday the 27th of July morning looks a little cleaner again, with a light offshore breeze from the WNW and 4ft of SSW groundswell, with the energy still pumping at 1340. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

If you have to pick something, the last weekend of the month is the only window with enough grunt to be worth a look, but keep your expectations low. For the first week and a half, I’d seriously look for something else to do – the setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle most days.

Rusty.

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