Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Spanish House has got cookin’ for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. For the first eleven days, from Wednesday the 9th right through to Saturday the 19th, the surf is tiny and messy. We’re looking at waves mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore from the ESE or E. That’s a recipe for choppy, bumpy, poor surf conditions. The combined swell energy is weak, barely cracking 50 (just 25 to 47 through most of it). There’s really nothing to get excited about here. You’d be better off waxing your board and waiting. The water temp is a balmy 84°F which is spot on average for this time of year, so at least the water is warm if you’re just floating around.

Then we hit a real interesting little window. The morning of Sunday the 20th, we get a bit of Northwest wind at 3 mph, and it goes glassy. Dead flat, glassy. The swell is only 1 ft, so it’s not gonna be a wave you can ride, but it’s a sign that the wind pattern is shifting. The energy is still low (18).

But hold on to your leggies, because the following Monday the 21st, things change in a big way. A pulse of NE swell rolls in: 5 ft on Monday morning, building to 6 ft by the afternoon. The period is 10 to 11 seconds – that’s proper groundswell, with some real grunt behind it. The combined energy jumps to 543 on Monday morning and 703 that afternoon. That’s moderate to strong energy, and it’s a serious jump from the flat spell. The problem? The wind is cranking onshore from the ESE at 12 mph. That’s onshore, not even cross-on. The wave comment says “poor surf conditions,” and I can see why. The waves have power, but the wind will chop 'em up. It’s going to be a lumpy, bumpy closeout mess. This swell is too big for beginners (over 5 ft), and with the wind, it’s only for the hardcore, or honestly, it might be better set up for the kiteboarders.

The swell sticks around through the week. Tuesday the 22nd sees 5 ft from the NE with a 9-second period, but the wind shifts to SE at 16 mph, giving us a cross-on situation. Energy is still strong (467-410). Wednesday the 23rd is the biggest day: 7 ft from the NE with a 10-second period in the morning, and the combined energy hits 1242 – that’s very strong. Thursday the 24th is similar with 6 ft and 1118 energy. But again, the wind is blowing 16 mph from the SE, making it a cross-on, choppy mess. At 7 ft, that’s expert-only territory.

So, here’s the hard truth. The best surf on offer is the swell from Monday the 21st through Thursday the 24th. It’s the only real pulse of energy we get. But the wind is just not cooperating. It’s onshore or cross-onshore the whole time. There’s no standout, clean session here. If I had to pick one window, it’d be Monday the 21st afternoon, when the swell is biggest (6 ft, NE) and the energy is highest (703), but you’re fighting that onshore wind. For a spot like Spanish House, which is a sandbar exposed to the NNE, the swell direction is spot-on, but the wind is the killer.

Keep an eye on the glassy period on Sunday the 20th – if the wind stays light and the swell fills in just a touch, it could be a sneaky, clean little session. But as it stands, the forecast is for poor conditions right through. It’s a frustrating run. We’ll see if the forecasts change.

Rusty.

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