Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty.

Alright, look, I'm gonna level with you. The next couple of weeks around Spanish House are looking pretty bleak. We've got a long stretch of nothing much happening. The first solid recommendation doesn't pop up until the morning of the 27th of August, so that's a big gap of over a week with basically no surf worth paddling out for.

The water temp is sitting at a warm 85°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so at least you won't be needing a thick wetsuit.

Most of the time, the swell is tiny, with heights barely scraping 1 ft, and the energy readings are consistently in the weak range, often below 100. The swell direction is mainly from the east or east-southeast, but that's not the optimum direction for this spot, which is a north-northeast swell. The short period of around 8 seconds means it's just weak, wind-driven chop.

There are a few windows of clean conditions with offshore winds, like on the mornings of the 17th, 18th, 20th, and 21st, but with next to no swell, it's just a flat, pretty lake. Even the glassy conditions on the 23rd and 24th mornings won't save you because there's no wave energy.

The real story starts on the morning of the 27th of August. We finally see a bit of a pulse. The swell bumps up to 2 ft from the east-southeast with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy hits 92. This is still weak energy, but it's the most we've seen all forecast. The morning will have a light southwest breeze blowing cross-offshore, making it clean. The forecast calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and I'd agree. It's the best of a bad bunch, but don't get your hopes up.

Then on the morning of the 28th of August, we get a similar setup. Swell at 2 ft from the east, 10-second period, and energy at 99. Again, it's a clean morning with a light southwest cross-offshore wind. This is the standout of the entire 16-day window, but we're talking about 2 ft waves. It's only really going to be interesting for the most patient of beginners on a longboard.

Remember, Spanish House is an inconsistent sandbar that's exposed to swell, but it's just not getting the right direction or size. The Wednesday the 27th morning is the only real window I'd even consider. It's not a time to be fussy.

Rusty.

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