Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The only spot on the radar is Spew Pits, a heavy, expert-only reef break that needs a very specific window to line up right, and this forecast ain’t givin’ it much.

The whole 16-day outlook is a grim story. We’re lookin’ at a solid run of poor surf conditions, with the swell energy bouncing around but never really clicking. For the first full week, from Friday the 31st of July right through to Thursday the 6th of August, it’s a write-off. The wind is howling from the north and northeast, consistently cross or cross-off, and the swell is small and weak. The combined energy is mostly in the triple digits (117 to 253), but it’s all short-period, onshore slop. The water temp is a mild 73°, which is about average for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s normal.

There’s a real tease from Friday the 7th of August into the weekend of the 8th and 9th. The swell starts to push up, especially on the 7th with a morning bump of 7ft from the north, pushing the wave energy into the strong range (452). But the problem is the wind stays raw from the north, just cross-shore, making it a lumpy, bumpy mess on a reef that demands perfection. The conditions are still rated as poor. Saturday the 8th is a little better, with a 5ft swell and cleaner cross-off wind in the morning, but it’s still only a marginal call. The real standout, if you can call it that, is Sunday the 9th of August. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the northeast, with clean cross-off wind and the highest combined energy of the whole period at 569. This is the best the window has to offer. But even then, it’s only a 2 out of 10 on the scorecard – just a marginal window. The swell is coming from the NE, which is off the optimum NNW direction for Spew Pits, and the period is only 8 seconds, so it’s not that groundswell power that makes this reef really sing.

After that, the second week just fades. From Monday the 10th through to Saturday the 15th of August, the swell hangs around 5ft to 6ft, mostly from the north, but the wind is relentless. It’s either a fresh cross-shore or a lumpy cross-off, and the scores are all zeros. The energy is there, but the quality is not. For a spot this heavy, with consistent crowds possible, it’s just not worth the paddle out unless you’re a glutton for punishment.

So, the honest truth? There’s no single day I’d circle on the calendar. If you’re desperate, Sunday the 9th of August morning is the least bad option, but don’t expect much. For a reef this critical, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of these days. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s more normal than you’d hope.

Rusty.

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