Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell ya, it's Rusty. And I've gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one to write. We're looking at the next 16 days for Spew Pits, and to be honest, the surf report is a bit of a heartbreaker.

Right now, and for the foreseeable future, we just aren't seeing the kind of quality we want. The swell is coming in from the north, but it's short-period, wind-affected stuff. The combined energy values are all moderate, hanging around the 200 to 500 mark, which sounds okay on paper, but the wind is the real killer here. It's a consistent fresh breeze from the NNE, keeping things cross-offshore, which means the surface is bumpy and lumpy. It's not completely blown out, but it's certainly not the clean, groomed lines we dream of.

The water temperature is sitting at 72°, which is about 2° warmer than average for this time of year. So, it's a bit on the warm side, but nothing crazy.

Let's run through the dates. Starting Tuesday the 21st of July, we've got a north swell at 5 ft with a 7-second period, but the wind is a cross-shore at 35 km/h, creating a lumpy cross-chop. The forecast just says "poor surf conditions." That carries on through Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with similar stuff – 4 ft to 6 ft of north swell, the same short period, and winds that are just too strong to let it clean up.

Saturday the 25th of July sees the swell push up to 7 ft, and the combined energy jumps to 469 and then 502. That's some serious water moving around, but with the wind still howling, it's gonna be a messy, powerful wall of whitewater. That's expert-only territory, and even then, it won't be fun. Sunday and Monday the 27th of July are the same story; the swell drops a bit, but the wind doesn't let up.

Honestly, from the 21st of July all the way through the 3rd of August, there's not a single session that gets a score above a zero. It's a solid 14-day stretch of poor surf. The winds are too strong, the period is too short, and the waves are just not organized.

We do get a tiny bit of a shift on the 4th of August (Tuesday morning). The swell drops to 2 ft, and the energy is weak at 47. But then that afternoon, something interesting pops up: a 1 ft swell from the northwest with a much longer period of 11 seconds. That's a real groundswell signal, but it's tiny. The wind is still a cross-shore at 30 km/h, so it's going to be lumpy. It's a tease, really.

The 5th of August (Wednesday) is a little better. The swell is 3 ft to 3 ft from the NNW with a 7-second period, and the wind is a bit lighter. The morning is the best bet, with a moderate breeze and cross-off conditions, giving us clean-ish surf. The combined energy is back to low triple digits (101). It's not a standout, but it's the only thing that looks *surfable* in the whole 16-day window.

So, what's the pick? There isn't a real standout. If you're desperate, the morning of the 5th of August is the only time the conditions align even slightly. But for a spot like Spew Pits, which is a consistent, exposed reef break, this is a long run of bad luck. The setup is there, but the wind and the short-period swell are just not cooperating. It's more of a kite-surfing kind of scene for most of this.

Hang in there, folks. Blanks like this happen, but it never stays poor for long.

Rusty.

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