Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Spanish House.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a 16-day window where the surf just doesn’t show up in any meaningful way. The first recommendation doesn’t come until the 31st of July, and even then, it’s a rough start. There’s a big gap of flat, poor conditions for the first few days, and honestly, it doesn’t get much better. We've got a long run of days where the swell is barely a ripple.

The water here is running a bit colder than average for the time of year, sitting at 82°F.

Let’s walk through it. The whole period is dominated by tiny, weak swell. The combined wave energy is stuck in the double digits for most of it, with a few days peaking in the low-to-mid 50s (54 and 57). That’s barely a push. The swell direction is mainly from the east or southeast, which isn't ideal for this spot which prefers NNE.

Now, the best of a bad bunch – and I’m using that term loosely – comes on Saturday, August 10th in the morning. We’ve got a tiny 1ft glassy swell from the east, with no wind. It’s clean, but it’s tiny. The energy is a weak 35. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, but only just. Then on Thursday, August 15th morning, we see another glassy, clean 1ft from the ESE, with a similar energy reading of 32. These are the only two moments where the wind goes totally glassy, making for a clean surface, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

For the rest of the period, it’s a mess of onshore, cross-onshore, and choppy conditions with tiny, gutless swell. The few clean moments, like on Sunday, August 9th morning (2ft, cross-offshore, energy 52) and Monday, August 12th morning (0.7ft, glassy, energy 26), are just too small to be worth a paddle.

Honestly, there’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout. The best you can hope for is a fun little knee-high slide on a glassy morning, but don’t plan a session around it. This stretch doesn’t look good for paddle surfing; on the days with a bit more wind and chop, it’d be more interesting for a kite.

Keep your hopes low, and your eye on the horizon. Forecasts can change, but this blank run is a pretty normal reality for this area.

Rusty.

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