Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about what we’ve got cookin’ at Spanish House over the next couple weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you: this stretch is flat. Real flat. The whole 16-day window is a tough one for paddle surfing. The swell never cracks 2ft and most of the time it's sittin' around 1ft to 2ft with short, weak period. The wave energy stays in the low double or triple digits (12 to 57), which means there's just no push. The swell direction is mostly from the east or east-southeast, and the spot wants north-northeast swell to really light up. So we're fighting an uphill battle.

The first week kicks off July 6th with some glassy moments—Monday morning has a light cross-off breeze, 1ft at 8 seconds from the east. It's clean but tiny. Tuesday the 7th morning goes glassy with 1ft at 9 seconds. Both mornings are nice to look at, but you'd be lucky to catch a knee-high dribbler. Wednesday the 8th morning has a touch more size at 2ft (still 8 seconds, 51 energy), and with a light cross-off wind it's clean but very ordinary. Thursday the 9th morning is glassy again with 2ft. That’s probably the pick of the first week—still small, but clean enough for a beginner or a longboarder to get wet.

Then it gets messier. Friday the 10th turns onshore and choppy. Saturday the 11th starts glassy but small, then gets cross-onshore in the arvo. Sunday the 12th has a brief offshore window at 1ft and that's it.

Second week goes on the same vibe. Monday July 13th morning has a light offshore wind but only 1ft at 26 energy. Tuesday the 14th morning has a gentle offshore but swell down to 1ft. Wednesday and Thursday the 15th and 16th have cross-off winds, but still tiny. From Friday the 17th right through to Tuesday the 22nd it’s a mix of clean mornings with barely any swell and afternoons getting chopped up by onshore winds. No standout days—just long, flat spells with maybe a small window to bob around on a foamie.

The water temperature anomaly isn't given a value, so it's about average for the time of year. No big deal there.

This break is inconsistent at the best of times, and with this forecast it's almost a total blank. If you're a beginner wanting to practice pop-ups on a tiny wave, the glassy mornings around July 6th, 7th, and 9th are your best bet—but don't expect anything with a face. For anyone else, this stretch is better for a paddle board or a kite session when the wind picks up. Frankly, the cross-off and onshore winds with the small chop make it more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, mate—it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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