Spanish Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Spanish Point.

We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The first few days offer some small, clean windows, but the real story is the building swell later on. The problem is, that big swell gets absolutely hammered by strong winds, so don’t get your hopes up for any kind of classic session. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 63°F.

Monday the 24th kicks things off with a little pulse. Morning has a clean, gentle offshore breeze from the ESE with a 3ft, 11-second swell from the WNW. It’s weak energy (162) but it’s clean. Afternoon cleans up nicely with a light easterly offshore, and the swell bumps up to 3ft from the west with a 11-second period, pushing the energy to a moderate 245. That afternoon window is the best of the first day.

Tuesday the 25th morning is still surfable, but ordinary. You’ve got a 3ft W swell with a 10-second period, but the light rain and a 15 km/h ESE wind keep it from being special. The afternoon turns to rubbish with a cross-onshore breeze and the swell dropping to 3ft.

Wednesday the 26th morning is glassy, but the swell is tiny at 2ft with a short 7-second period and only 41 energy. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 27th is small but clean. Both morning and afternoon have a clean cross-offshore wind from the NE, with a 2ft W swell and 10-second period in the morning, and 2ft WNW in the afternoon. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

From Friday the 28th onwards, things get ugly. The wind swings strong and cross-onshore, blowing out the swell. There’s a pulse of 4ft on Friday afternoon, but it’s a 5-second period with a fresh 30 km/h NW wind – that’s a total mess. That trend continues right through the weekend and into early next week.

Now, we get into the second week, and this is where the energy really ramps up. The swell gets big, but the wind does not cooperate. On Monday the 31st, we’re seeing a 5ft W swell with a 10-second period, but the energy is strong at 471. The problem is a fresh 30 km/h cross-onshore wind. It’s lumpy and ugly.

Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon sees a 6ft WSW swell, but again, a fresh 30 km/h cross-onshore wind. The same story repeats.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the first week’s Thursday the 27th. It’s not big, but it’s clean, and for Spanish Point, that’s as good as it gets in this forecast. For the rest, the swell and wind are just out of sync. The huge swell on Sunday the 6th of September hits 20ft with a 13-second period, and the energy is off the charts at 11992, but it’s a 35 km/h cross-onshore wind. That’s a full-on, messy, dangerous situation. Even the 13ft swell on Monday the 7th with a 17-second period (very long period groundswell) is blown out by a 30 km/h cross-onshore wind. It’s too big for anyone but experts, and the wind makes it a nightmare.

For a beach and reef setup like this, with that much wind and swell, it’s looking more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The consistent theme here is poor surf conditions due to strong, onshore or cross-onshore winds. It’s a frustrating outlook.

Rusty.

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