Spekes Mills Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

Look, I gotta be straight with you. For the next 16 days, Spekes Mills is our only option, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Most of the time, the conditions are just plain ugly – a lot of strong, onshore wind and lumpy, choppy sea state. We’re looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary surf, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

The water is running at 65°F right now, and that’s a good 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, which is a nice little bonus if you’re paddling out.

On Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd, it’s a write-off. We’ve got fresh cross-shore and cross-onshore winds throwing up a real mess. Swell is around 3ft to 5ft from the west, but the quality is zero.

Friday the 4th sees a pulse of swell, hitting 7ft from the west with a moderate onshore wind. The wave energy is ramping up, but the wind is all wrong. It’s a miss.

Now, here’s a tiny glimmer. Saturday the 5th morning. The wind goes glassy – that’s a huge deal. It’s clear skies, a light NW airflow, and the swell cleans up to a clean 3ft from the west. The energy is moderate. It’s not pumping, but for a few hours, it will be surfable and looking pretty. If you can sneak out Saturday morning, that’s your best shot of the whole first week.

After that, it gets rough again. Sunday the 6th is tiny and weak. Monday the 7th brings a proper groundswell – 5ft to 5ft from the west with a long 12-second period. That energy is strong, but the wind is howling onshore from the west, making it a paddle battle. That long period swell is better suited for a point or reef, not a wind-blown mess.

The middle of the second week, around Friday the 11th, we see a big increase. The swell hits 8ft from the west in the morning, and the energy is massive. It’s big, and the wind is just a gentle cross-shore, so it’s cleaner than most days, but at 8ft, this is for experts only. By the afternoon, it’s still 8ft with a lighter cross-on breeze. This is the real standout of the whole forecast, but it’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not locked in.

Saturday the 12th is still chunky at 6ft, but the wind swings southerly and messes it up again.

We then hit another rough patch until Monday the 14th morning, when we get a clean, cross-off wind from the SSE and a solid 6ft swell from the west. That’s a good setup for Spekes, offering clean lines. But by afternoon, the wind screams back up to 25 mph, spoiling it.

The last few days from the 15th into the 17th are all onshore or cross-onshore, with the swell dropping back. A couple of days in a row with 8ft swell on the 16th, but the wind is fresh and lumpy.

So to sum it up: If you’re desperate, get out Saturday the 5th morning for the glassy windows. If you’re an expert with a big board and patience, circle Friday the 11th for a potential big session. Most of the rest is a battle with the wind.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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