Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get this out there. It’s Rusty.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf with little to no push. It’s gonna be a real struggle to get a wave worth paddling for, so if you’re jonesing for a session, you might want to find something else to do for a while.

For the first run of days, from the 16th through the 27th, it’s basically flat-out poor. Swell is hovering around 1 to 2 feet, and the energy is weak as anything, with combined energy readings in the low double digits to just below 100. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping things up, and the period is short, mostly 7-9 seconds, so it’s just sloppy and weak. There is a morning here and there with clean conditions, like the 19th with a light offshore, but there’s nothing behind it. It’s just a tease. The 23rd had a glassy morning, but again, the swell is just nothing. Not worth your time.

Now, there is a flicker of life at the very end of the window. Around the 27th and 28th, we finally see a pulse of longer-period swell. The energy starts to climb into the triple digits, showing moderate energy. On the morning of the 28th, we’re looking at 2 feet with a 10-second period, and the wind goes glassy. That’s our one and only highlight in this whole stretch. It’s not big, but it’s clean and lined up, and that’s a victory.

Spanish House is the only spot on the map, a sandbar that’s pretty inconsistent and only breaks sometimes. It’s a beginner spot, and the swell direction is supposed to be from the NNE, but most of this swell is coming from the ESE or E, which isn't quite right. So, even with that better swell at the end, it’s not going to be at its best. The 28th morning is going to be the pick of the litter, with clean glassy conditions and 2 feet of east swell. But even then, it’s just surfable, not great.

Then, after that, the swell drops back down again, and we’re back to the same old story.

So, my honest take? This is a bleak outlook. There’s no big swell coming, no standout day. The only day I’d even bother looking at is the morning of Friday, the 28th. But even that’s a “maybe” with low expectations. It’s a long stretch of nothing. If it weren't for that one small window, I'd say go find a lake to paddle on. Forecasts can always change, but as it stands, it’s a tough run.

Rusty.

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