Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about this stretch. Honestly, it’s a tough run for surf at Spew Pits. This is an expert reef break, consistent, and it likes that NNW swell, but the wind and conditions are just not playing ball for most of the 16 days.

Right now, we’re looking at a dry spell. The first few days, from Friday the 10th to Saturday the 11th, are a total write-off. Tiny swell, 1 ft to 1 ft, and cross-shore winds with a cross-chop – it’s just messy. You’d be fighting for a knee-high dribble.

Sunday the 12th morning is the first flicker of hope. We get a bump up to 4 ft from the NNW, period around 8 seconds, and the wind goes light cross-offshore. The water is clean, and the combined energy is moderate (184). It’s a small window of surfable, but still very ordinary. Don’t get too excited.

From Sunday afternoon right through to the 22nd, we’re stuck in a pattern. The swell hangs around 2 ft to 5 ft, mostly from the NNW or N, but the wind is a killer. It’s fresh breeze, 18 to 22 mph, and either cross-off or cross-shore. The conditions are clean in the mornings sometimes, but that wind just ruins the shape. The energy is moderate at best, often weak. The 16th to the 20th sees a bit more size, 4 ft to 5 ft, but it’s short period, 6 to 7 seconds, from the NNE – not the optimum direction. The combined energy climbs into the 200s (moderate), but it’s still “poor surf conditions” every time. It’s frustrating.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is Tuesday the 21st morning. The wave comment says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions,” but the stats are the best we’ve seen: 4 ft from the N, 8-second period, clean cross-off wind at 15 mph, and the combined energy hits 232 (moderate). It’s not a classic, and it’s an expert break, so don’t take a beginner.

Then it gets a bit wild. By Thursday the 23rd, the swell jumps to 5 ft-6 ft from the N, but the wind is cross-shore at 18 mph, lumpy. The energy is strong (343-389). Then Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th, it’s pumping 8 ft from the NNE, but with that same fresh cross-shore wind at 21 mph. That’s solid, expert-only territory, but the wind makes it a mess. At 8 ft, it’s too big for anyone but the pros, and the cross-shore chop will make it a battle. For a reef break, that size with that wind is more of a survival session than a standout.

Overall, the window is tight. The only session that feels even slightly worth the paddle is the morning of the 21st. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too messy. For a consistent spot like Spew Pits, it’s a frustrating blank run. The setup is exposed, so it can turn on quick, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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