Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Spring Lake has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet stretch, but there’s a glimmer of hope if you’re patient.

We’re kicking off with a bit of a slow start. There’s no real standout action right now. The first few days are pretty ordinary. On Sunday the 13th, we’ve got some small 3 ft surf sneaking in from the SSE, but the conditions are only rated as ‘surfable but very ordinary’. The water temp is sitting at 74°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than average for this time of year – that’s a pretty notable little warm pocket. That Sunday afternoon glass-off with WSW winds dying to zero looks like the best chance for a clean but tiny wave if you’re desperate for a paddle. The combined swell energy is weak, only 66 (69 in the arvo).

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Monday the 14th right through to the end of the first week, it’s mostly poor conditions with tiny, weak swell. Lots of cross-onshore wind and chop. The swell heights bounce between 0.7 ft and 4 ft, but the wind is just ruining any chance of a decent wave. The energy readings stay low, mostly in the double digits, hitting a modest 120 (moderate energy) on Friday the 18th, but it’s accompanied by a 16 mph cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

After that, we have another gap with very poor, small, and messy conditions through the 20th to the 25th. The swell is tiny, often below 2 ft, and the wind gets nasty, with a near gale hitting 31 mph on the 23rd.

But hang in there. The real highlight, and the only true standout in this 16-day window, arrives on Saturday the 26th of September. Spring Lake finally lights up. We get clean, gentle offshore winds from the WNW, with swell coming from the ESE at 3 ft to 3 ft. The period hits 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 131 in the morning and 164 in the afternoon – that’s moderate to strong energy for this spot. The waves will be clean, lined up, and much more fun than anything we’ve seen. Sunday the 27th carries that trend with similar clean offshore winds, 3 ft swell from the ESE, and even stronger energy readings of 150 to 164. These two days are your best bet by a long shot. It’s not huge, but for Spring Lake, this is as good as it gets in the forecast.

After that, conditions start to deteriorate again from Monday the 28th with onshore winds and choppy surf.

So, to sum it up: it’s a long wait with a lot of rubbish in between, but that weekend of the 26th and 27th of September is the one to circle. The water will still be warm from that anomaly, and with glassy offshore wind, it’ll be worth the wait.

Stay patient, stay stoked.

Rusty.

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