Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Lookin' at the 16-day window for Spew Pits, it's a rough stretch. This is a expert-only reef break that's consistent and exposed to the swell, but the wind and waves ain't playin' nice. The wind is mostly cross or cross-off from the north, and the wave state is either clean but weak or lumpy with a cross-chop. The first real sniff of somethin' decent comes on the 9th of August, and even then it's just a maybe.

There's a big dry spell from the start. Monday the 3rd of August through Saturday the 8th, the combined swell energy is weak to moderate – numbers like 130, 93, 228, 109 – but the winds are cross-off or cross, and the wave comment is "poor surf conditions." Swell heights are tiny, from 2 ft to 5 ft, with periods mostly short, between 6 and 10 seconds. Not the kind of groundswell that lights up this reef.

Things perk up a little on Sunday the 9th of August. The morning shows a 4 ft swell from the north with a period of 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-off from the NNE at 25 km/h. The wave state is clean, and the combined energy is 215 – moderate. It's rated a 1, but it's the first time we see "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." The swell direction is north, which is close to the optimum NNW for Spew Pits, so it's on the right track. But it's a short-period swell, so it won't have that long, powerful wall you'd want for a reef. It's a "maybe" for a dedicated expert.

After that, it fades out. From Monday the 10th of August onward, we get tiny swells (1 ft to 4 ft) and mostly cross winds with lumpy conditions. The energy levels stay low, between 25 and 262. The wind stays fresh to moderate from the north-northeast, so it's not gonna glass off. The best chance in the second week is maybe Thursday the 14th of August, with a 4 ft north swell, 7-second period, and cross-off winds – but it's still a clean but weak setup. The open window is a few days, but none of 'em are firing.

Overall, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – the wind is solid and the waves are weak. There's really only one window on the 9th of August morning that's worth a look for experts who know the reef. Don't expect much else.

Rusty.

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