Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, I've gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty lean spell coming up for Spew Pits. This reef break needs a solid N to NNW swell, and while we'll see pulses of energy, the conditions just aren't lining up to make it any good. There's a long stretch of poor surf right from the start that lasts all the way through to the end of the second week.

We're looking at Wednesday, July 8th and Thursday, July 9th with tiny, short-period swell bumping around 1 ft to 3 ft from the N and NNW. The wind is cross or cross-off, which should keep things looking clean, but with wave energy so weak (17 to 54), it's just not worth paddling out. This theme rolls right through the first week – Friday, July 10th, is the same story with some clouds and moderate cross-shore breeze, swell barely hitting 3 ft and energy still low (59). Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th, see a brief bump in period to 9 seconds on Saturday morning from the NW, but with only 1 ft of swell and energy at 47, it's a cruel tease.

The next week doesn't offer much relief. Monday, July 13th, has a cleaner-looking morning with 3 ft of NNW swell and energy at 136, but it's still rated as poor. Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, gets a slight boost with a 3 ft N swell, energy at 110, and the wind going cross-off, so it might look okay on the surface, but the quality just isn't there. From Wednesday, July 15th, through to Sunday, July 20th, we see a repeating pattern of clean mornings with moderate to fresh cross-off northeasterly winds, but the swell stays small and weak, never breaking the "poor" barrier.

The only time we see any real size is when it gets sketchy. On Saturday, July 18th, the swell picks up to 5 ft to 5 ft from the N, with energy climbing to 247, but the wind is a fresh 35 km/h cross-off – that's going to blow it out, and at that size, it's getting into expert-only territory. Then on Sunday morning, July 19th, we get a 5 ft N swell with 8-second period and energy at 291, and for the first time it's rated "marginal" – but it's a one-off, and that afternoon it drops back to poor. The standout might be Wednesday, July 22nd, into the morning of Thursday, July 23rd. We've got a solid 6 ft N swell on Wednesday afternoon with energy at 334, and by Thursday morning it's 8 ft from the N with a 9-second period and a massive 800 energy. That's serious power. But that 8 ft is strictly for experts, and the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-off both days, so it's going to be a wild, bumpy ride – more of a survival session than a classic one. Honestly, for the size and the cross-off wind, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, bottom line: there's no real standout session here. The whole 16-day run is a tough one for Spew Pits, with extended gaps of poor conditions. Even the bigger pulses don't line up with clean wind. Keep an eye on it, but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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