Spanish House Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – we've got a flat spell ahead. There are really no decent surf options to speak of in this 16-day window for Spanish House. The swell just isn't there. It's a tough run, but that's the way it goes sometimes in these parts.

We start on Monday the 27th of July. You'll find tiny 2ft waves out of the east with a short 8 second period. There's a north-northeast swell direction that doesn't really suit this exposed sandbar. The combined wave energy is weak (32). The water's a bit colder than average at 82°F, about 2°F below normal for this time of year. The morning's clean with a light west wind, but honestly, the surf is just too small and weak to bother with.

Tuesday the 28th through to Sunday the 2nd of August is a real grind. Swell hangs around 1.0ft to 2ft, all short-period east-northeast stuff. The energy stays weak (11 to 40). Wind conditions improve at times, with some offshore and glassy spells, but there's nothing to push them onto. This is really just a flat spell for surfing.

A brief flicker of hope shows up on Monday the 3rd of August. The swell creeps up to 2ft from the ESE, and the energy hits a moderate 104. But it's onshore wind blowing at 12 mph, so it's messy and poor. Not worth paddling out for.

The next chance comes around Tuesday the 4th of August. Again, tiny 2ft swell from the east with 8 seconds period and 44 energy. The morning is dead glassy, which is nice, but the waves are just too weak to call it a session. Wednesday the 5th of August is much the same – glassy morning, 2ft from the ESE, but the period is only 7 seconds and the energy is still low (43). Just ordinary.

After that, we slip back into a long dry spell. From Thursday the 6th right through until Tuesday the 11th of August, it's all 1.0ft to 2ft east and southeast swell with short periods. The winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the energy stays low, between 16 and 66. The only faintly clean window is Monday the 10th of August morning, with a 1.0ft swell from the ENE and a better 11 second period (groundswell), and a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is still weak (48), so it's surfable but very ordinary.

The standout, if you can call it that, would be that Monday morning the 10th of August. It's the longest period swell we see, which would offer a bit more shape, but at just 1.0ft it's barely ridable. The clean conditions are a positive, but the wave size is the killer.

Don't hold your breath for anything good. The lack of consistent swell is more normal for this area at this time of year. Keep checking back, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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