Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s see what’s what at Spew Pits.

To be honest, the outlook is a tough one. Water temp’s about normal for the time of year, around 73°F, so you won’t be freezing, but the waves are going to be a problem.

We start on July 25th with a 6ft north swell carrying moderate energy (455). The wind is howling from the north-northeast at 22 mph, blowing cross-offshore. The surf looks clean, but with a short, weak 8-second period, it’s going to be a bumpy, hard-to-ride mess. I'd give it a miss.

The rest of July and the start of August are grim. The swell hangs between 4ft and 6ft, but it's all short-period, weak junk from the north. The wind is a constant problem – fresh or moderate breezes, keeping it cross or cross-off. Some afternoons are described as "moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop," which is just a recipe for frustration. Around the 29th of July, the swell drops to a pathetic 1ft with combined energy barely reaching 48. There’s just nothing to work with.

There’s a tiny window on the 1st of August. The swell is a small 4ft, but we finally get offshore wind from the east-northeast at 12 mph. It’s only described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so don't expect much. It’s the least worst option, but that’s a low bar.

We then drift through more onshore slop until the 5th of August, where the swell direction turns to the west-northwest with a slightly better 10-second period, but it's a tiny 2ft. It’s a micro-session at best.

Things get a bit more interesting in the second week. On the 6th of August, we see swell back up to 5ft from the north, with moderate energy (332), but the wind is cross-off and still fresh. The 7th to the 9th of August have similar-sized north swells, but the wind is still a problem. The 8th of August shows a longer 10-second period from the north-northwest, which the reef might like, but the cross-shore wind will ruin it.

Honestly, there's no standout session here. The swell is there, but the wind and short period are constantly killing it. It’s a rough 16 days for Spew Pits.

Rusty.

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