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 over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a tough outlook. We’re looking at a long, dry stretch with pretty much nothing worth paddling out for until we get towards the very end of the period. For the best part of nine or ten days, the swell is tiny—mostly around 0.7 ft to 1 ft—and the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore out of the east, which just ruins any chance of a wave. There are some glassy mornings in there, like Friday the 23rd, Monday the 26th, and even Saturday the 4th of September, but with the swell so small and weak, it’s not going to be doing anything.

The combined swell energy is well under 100 for most of that run, so we’re talking barely any push at all. For a beginner spot like this, even the small stuff could be okay if it was clean, but the timing never lines up.

There is a little flicker of hope right at the end. The period from around the 30th of August onward starts to show a lift in swell, up to 2 ft from the east-southeast. On the morning of Sunday the 30th, we get a brief window of glassy conditions with a little bit of energy (69 energy rating) and the forecaster says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That’s about the best we’ve got in the whole run.

But honestly, it’s not enough to get excited about. The crowds at Spanish House are only there sometimes anyway, and given the lack of size, it won't be busy.

If I had to pick the one standout, I’d say the morning of Sunday, August 30th. Swell is 2 ft from the ESE, the wind is glassy from the SSE, and the water temperature is sitting at a warm 86° which is pretty normal for this time of year, only about a degree above the long-term average. But don’t expect much. If you’re desperate, paddle out then. Otherwise, this is one of those stretches where the forecasts might change, but right now, it's looking pretty lean.

Rusty.

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