Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a seat. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Spanish House. Honestly, mate, it’s a tough one. I’ve been staring at the charts and there’s just nothing good on the table for the whole 16-day window. We’ve got a flat spell and poor conditions the whole way through, so don’t go getting your hopes up.

The water here is sitting at 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year—nothing too crazy, but you’ll feel it if you’re used to the usual warmth.

Right now, from Sunday 2nd August onward, we’re looking at tiny swell—mostly around 2 ft to 2 ft—with short period waves around 7 to 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak, barely breaking 35 to 51 on the energy scale. The wind is mostly cross-off or light breezes, which would normally be nice, but there’s just no push behind it. The morning of Sunday 2nd has a risk of thunderstorms and a light SW breeze, but the waves are super small. Monday 3rd is more of the same: cloudy, tiny swell, light cross-off wind. Tuesday 4th morning is clear with a light SSW breeze, but with only 2 ft and 7-second period, it’s barely a ripple.

Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th see a bit more easterly wind, but it turns onshore, and the swell stays tiny. By Friday 7th, we get a slight bump to 4 ft–5 ft, but the period is short (7 seconds), energy hits moderate levels around 137–188, and the wind is howling onshore from the east at 12 mph. It’s messy, choppy, and not worth paddling out for.

The weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th brings a little more energy—up to 5 ft on Saturday morning with combined energy around 282–287. But the wind is cross-onshore from the NNE, and the period is still short at 8 seconds. It’s going to be bumpy and unappealing. Sunday 9th drops back to 3 ft, with onshore wind and poor conditions.

From Monday 10th through to the end of the outlook on Monday 17th, it’s all downhill. Swell sizes drop back to 1 ft–3 ft, periods stay short, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with a few glassy moments on the afternoon of Sunday 16th. But with only 1 ft and 20 units of energy, that’s a flat, glassy pond—nice for a swim, not for surfing.

The only break here is Spanish House, a sandbar that’s inconsistent and beginner-friendly, but there’s just nothing to ride. The whole 16-day stretch is a write-off for surf. With the swell so small and the wind often onshore, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep an eye on the forecasts, though—it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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