Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down Spew Pits in feet and Fahrenheit, but the story’s the same.

Looking at this 16-day window for Spew Pits, it’s a tough stretch, plain and simple. This is an expert-only reef, but the wind is just blowing us out of the water for almost the whole run. We’ve got a persistent northerly flow that’s trashing the surface.

Starting Sunday, July 26th, we’ve got chest-high swell around 6ft from the north, but a stiff 22 mph northerly wind has it looking lumpy and cross-chopped. The energy is moderate (401), but the conditions are poor. This continues day after day. Monday and Tuesday see the swell drop a little, but the wind stays on it – mostly cross-off or cross. You get some clean windows on the mornings of the 28th and 31st of July, but the swell is weak with short periods and very low energy readings.

We hit a complete flat spell on Wednesday the 29th of July with swell barely a foot, and energy readings down to 47. That’s a day for the beach, not the board.

The first time you could even consider a paddle is Saturday, August 1st. The morning is clean with a light 9 mph breeze and waist-high 4ft swell. Energy is still low (181), but it’s "surfable." Not good, just not a total write-off.

Things get a little more interesting Monday, August 3rd, with a cleaner look at a 5ft north swell and moderate energy (376). It’s marginal, but it’s the best-looking morning in the first week.

Into the second week, we see a push in size. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th of August bring 6ft to 6ft waves and energy readings climbing close to 600. That’s solid expert territory. But the wind is still a fresh northerly cross-off at about 19 mph. The surface is clean, but the period is short, so the waves will lack real grunt. These days only get a "marginal" tag. By the 9th and 10th of August, the swell drops back to 5ft, and the wind is still there. No true green lights.

The wind is stubbornly from the north or north-northeast the whole time. For a north swell at this exposed reef, that’s not the clean offshore we want. There are no epic days. If you’re an expert and desperate, the mornings of August 3rd or the bigger days on August 5th-6th are your only chance, but it’s not going to be memorable. For anyone else, the persistent chop and wind make this look more like a kite-surfing spot than a surf spot right now.

There’s no standout session here. It’s a long stretch of poor conditions.

- Rusty

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