Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the Spanish House sandbar, because straight up, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The waves are tiny and the quality just isn’t there for most of the run, so we’ve got a long wait before anything even gets close to interesting.

We kick things off on Sunday the 26th of July. The swell is only 2ft from the east with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. Combined swell energy is low at 43. The water temperature is 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Wind is light and cross-off in the morning, so the surf is clean but very ordinary. It’s ridable, but you’d be paddling out for the sake of it. Afternoon turns onshore and messy. No good.

From Monday the 27th through to the end of July, it’s much of the same. Swell drops to 0.7ft–2ft, periods stay short, and the combined energy hovers between 6 and 35. Offshore winds make for clean mornings, but there’s just no power behind it. You’ll be scratching for a ripple.

The first week of August doesn’t change the story. The 4th of August Tuesday morning brings a tiny bump to 3ft from the ESE, but the period is a short 5 seconds. Energy jumps slightly to 59, but it’s still just surfable, nothing more. The morning is glassy, which is nice, but the waves are weak. Afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppy.

The 7th of August Friday morning gives us another glassy moment, with 2ft from the ESE, short period again, and combined energy of 46. It’s clean but forgettable. The pattern drags on through to the 10th of August, with nothing cracking the 3ft mark and energy staying well below 100. The winds are mostly light, and the swell direction stays east to east-northeast.

There’s no standout session here. Not one day gets close to being worth a special mention. The swell never reaches 5ft, so it’s never too big, but it’s also never enough. The crowd factor at Spanish House is “sometimes,” so you won’t be fighting for waves, but that’s because there’s not much to fight for.

To be honest, this stretch looks better for someone on a longboard or a foil, or maybe even a kite if the wind picks up properly. For a standard paddle surf, it’s a long, flat run with barely a glimmer.

Stay hopeful – forecasts can shift, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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