Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window for Spanish House is a tough one. The forecast just doesn’t want to give us anything decent. We’re looking at a real flat spell, with hardly a wave worth paddling for.

We start off on Sunday the 16th with tiny 1ft swell from the ESE, period a weak 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is a measly 26 – that’s barely a ripple. Morning’s glassy, but it’s just not enough to push a board. That pattern sticks around for days. Monday the 17th, Tuesday the 18th – same story. Clean mornings with offshore or cross-off winds from the WNW, but the swell stays stuck at 1ft to 2ft, period never getting out of the 8 to 10 second range. Energy values hover in the 20s and 30s. It’s frustrating. The water temp is sitting at 85°, which is about average for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s comfortable.

Even when we get a slight bump on Sunday the 23rd with the swell hitting 3ft late in the day, it’s a choppy 4-second period from the SE – total windswell rubbish. Energy climbs to just 43 and 45, but it’s still considered "very ordinary" conditions. The wind goes glassy at times, but the quality just isn’t there.

There’s a long gap with absolutely nothing worth recommending until we finally see a change around Thursday the 27th. The swell gets a bit more interesting, rising to 3ft from the ESE, and the period stretches to 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy jumps to 217 – moderate, finally. But every time the swell shows a pulse, the wind is onshore from the E or ENE, ruining it. Morning of Friday the 28th, we get a clean window with a light NNW cross-off and that same 3ft, 10-second E swell, energy at 153. It’s surfable, but only just. The setup is a sandbar, exposed to the NNE, and this swell is coming from the opposite direction – it’s never going to focus properly. This break is also inconsistent and rarely breaks well, so don’t get your hopes up.

After that, it fades again. Saturday the 29th has a cross-off morning with 2ft, 9-second swell, energy dropping to 89, and then the wind swings onshore again. The rest of the window into August 31st is just small, onshore slop.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. For a beginner-friendly sandbar, it’s a total bust. If you’re desperate, the cleanest chance is the morning of Friday the 28th, but call it a long shot. This blank run is pretty normal for the area when the swell direction doesn’t line up – forecasts might change, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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