Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, E swell with 181 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Spring Lake this week:
The surf forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Spring Lake in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about Spring Lake. Lookin' over the next 16 days, I gotta say it's a pretty grim picture for paddlers. There's just not much to get excited about, and a lot of those days are showing "poor surf conditions." We're looking at a long stretch of small, weak energy.
The water temp is sittin' around 74°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing if you're just havin' a dip.
Let's start from the beginning. Monday the 31st of August through Tuesday the 1st of September is flat. We're talkin' ankle-biters at 1ft to 1ft from the SE with a short period around 7-8 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 10 to 18 (weak energy). There's a moment of glassy wind on Tuesday afternoon, but the swell is just too small to do anything with.
Then Wednesday the 2nd of September sees a bump. The swell jumps to 5ft from the E, but it's a short period of 6-7 seconds, and the wind is howlin' onshore from the ENE at 16 mph. The combined energy rises to 219-232 (moderate wave energy), but with that wind, it's a choppy, lumpy mess. A kite surfer might have a ball, but for a paddle surfer, it's a write-off.
Thursday the 3rd of September cleans up a bit. We get offshore winds from the W at 12 mph, but the swell drops back to 3ft-3ft from the ESE. The energy dips to 88-114 (weak to moderate). The morning still has a "poor" tag, but the afternoon gets a score of 1 out of 10 with "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not great, but it's the best we've seen so far. If you're desperate, you could find a clean little wave, but it's not going to be memorable.
From Friday the 4th through to the end of the forecast, it's a sad story. The swell rarely gets above 3ft, and the period is consistently short. The wind does go offshore a few times—like on the 7th and 11th of September—but the swell is just too weak and small. The combined energy is mostly in the weak to moderate range (14 to 184). The best you'll find are those "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" days, and even then, the score is a 1. There's a lot of "clean" conditions wasted on tiny surf.
Honestly, friends, this is one of those stretches where you might want to keep the board in the car and find something else to do. The water's warm, but the waves just aren't there. The forecast can change, but for now, it's a real bummer.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 92 | 144 | 171 | 149 | 60 | 88 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 94 | 181 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.57m | 10:11PM1.45m | 10:35AM1.58m | 11:01PM1.38m | 11:26AM1.57m | 11:59PM1.31m | 12:23PM1.55m | 1:01AM1.26m | 1:25PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.23m | 2:31PM1.53m | 3:15AM1.25m | 3:41PM1.55m | 4:25AM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:15AM0.02m | 4:55PM0.15m | 4:54AM0.08m | 5:48PM0.21m | 5:41AM0.15m | 6:56PM0.26m | 6:45AM0.22m | 8:16PM0.27m | 8:07AM0.24m | 9:28PM0.22m | 9:24AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 92 | 75 | 61 | 149 | 60 | 29 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 94 | 181 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 39 | 88 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 34 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | — | S 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 144 | 171 | — | 15 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1023 | 867 | 448 | 521 | 235 | 139 | 448 | 153 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 148 | 652 | 355 | 27 | 55 | 355 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Spring Lake provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Spring Lake can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Spring Lake surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Spring Lake) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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