Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ at Spanish House.

Gotta be honest with you, this sixteen-day stretch is a rough one. There’s a long dry spell right at the start. The first time you can even think about paddling out is Sunday morning, but it’s pretty weak.

Sunday morning, July 26th is your first shot. The swell is tiny, just 2 feet from the east, with a short period of 8 seconds. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the northwest, which is alright, keeping things clean. The water temp is 82°, which is a bit chillier than normal for this time of year. The combined swell energy is a weak 43. It’s rideable, but it’s nothing to get stoked about.

From Sunday afternoon all the way through the end of the month, it’s a total bust. The swell drops, the wind gets messy, and the scores are zero. There’s a gap of several days where the surf is just poor. Don’t even bother.

Saturday, August 1st morning gives you a little flicker. The swell is still tiny at 1 feet, but it’s coming from the northeast with a 10-second period, which gives it a bit more push. The combined energy is 45, still weak. The wind is clean and cross-offshore from the south-southwest. It’s a clean, small-wave day, but it’s very ordinary.

The rest of the first week of August into the second week is more of the same grind. The swell stays tiny, mostly under 3 feet, and the wind is consistently cross-onshore or onshore. The energy values are all in the 40s, 50s, and 60s – weak. There’s just nothing that stands out.

Friday, August 7th afternoon is the only other time the report says “surfable.” The swell is 3 feet from the east, period 7 seconds, and the wind finally goes light cross-offshore from the southwest. The combined energy is 64, still weak. It’s clean, but it’s a small, short-period wave on an inconsistent sandbar. Not a standout.

Into Sunday, August 10th, it’s just more of the same: small, onshore, poor.

The bottom line: There is no standout session in this whole 16-day window. The best you’ve got is that first Sunday morning or maybe the Friday afternoon on the 7th. Neither is worth a special trip. The swell is always under 3 feet, the period is short, and the conditions are rarely clean. The combined swell energy is always weak (under 100), so there’s no power behind it.

For a beginner, the tiny size is safe. For anyone else, it’s a frustrating run. The sandbar is inconsistent, so it’s a gamble even when the conditions are clean. Hang tight. It usually doesn’t stay this flat for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, leave the board in the rack.

- Rusty

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