Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window, but honestly, there’s not a single standout session in the whole run. The first surfable day doesn’t even show up until the 20th of July, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, so temper those expectations.

We kick things off on Monday, the 20th of July, at Spew Pits. This is an expert-only reef break, and it’s exposed to the swell. The water is sitting at 73°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The swell is coming in from the NNE at 6ft, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s just windswell, not proper groundswell. The wind is a cross-off from the NNE at 22 mph, so it’s clean, but the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. The combined wave energy is weak at 270. It’s just not happening.

Moving through the week, the pattern doesn’t shift. Tuesday, the 21st, and Wednesday, the 22nd, are much the same – cross-off wind, but the swell stays small and short-period. The energy is weak, sitting around 215 to 219. By Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th, the energy picks up a little into the low 300s, but the swell direction is still north, and the period is still short at 7 to 8 seconds. The wind is relentless from the NNE, keeping it cross-off, but the quality is still poor.

Now, the weekend of the 25th and 26th of July brings a bit more size. On Saturday the 25th, the swell bumps up to 7ft with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 507. That’s moderate wave energy. But the wind is cranking from the NNE at 25 mph, and it’s still cross-off. For a reef break, that’s a lot of water moving around, but with that short period, it’s going to be a messy, lumpy mess. Definitely only for experts at that size. Sunday the 26th is similar, with energy peaking at 577, but the wave comment is still poor.

The following week, from the 27th of July onward, the swell slowly drops off. The 28th sees the energy fall back to 145, and by the 30th, we’re down to 3ft. The wind does back off a little, but it switches to a cross-shore direction, which introduces a lumpy cross-chop. Not ideal.

The second week is a real letdown. The 1st of August sees the swell drop to nearly nothing – 1ft and 0.7ft with almost no energy (46 and 22). The 2nd of August offers a little bump to 4ft and 4ft, but the period is a terrible 6 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore. The 3rd and 4th of August are more of the same: small, weak, and short-period.

Honestly, if you’re a paddler, you’re better off staying home for this entire 16-day run. The one thing I’ll say is that the wind is cross-off pretty consistently, so the surface is clean, but the swell is just not delivering. For a beach setup, this might be a better window for the kite surfers, but for a reef like Spew Pits, it’s just not worth the paddle out. The forecasts can always change, but as it stands, there’s nothing here to get excited about.

Rusty.

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