Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, NE swell with 529 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. 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 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Spring Lake.
I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is mostly a dud. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, especially from now through to the end of July. The wind is a real problem. For days on end we’re stuck with cross-onshore breezes and small, weak swells. The wave energy is feeble – we’re looking at numbers like 42 and 91 (combined energy) for most of that first week. The swell is tiny, barely breaking, and the wind just chops it all up. You’ll be bobbing around waiting for nothing.
The only time we see any real pulse of size kicks in around the 29th of July. Wednesday afternoon, a swell from the ENE at 8 ft hits. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit fat and disorganized, but the wind turns offshore from the WNW. That’s a game-changer. That cross-off breeze will clean it up nicely, and the wave energy jumps to a solid 620 (combined energy). This is the one and only standout in the whole outlook. Wednesday afternoon at Spring Lake is your best bet by a mile. Just know it’s an exposed sandbar, so that short period (7 seconds) means it won't have the long, lined-up walls you'd get from a groundswell. It’s more of a punchy, dumpy wave that day.
After that little blast, we go back to small, weak surf through the start of August. The morning of the 5th looks glassy, but the swell is only 2 ft from the SSE. That’s a surfable ankle-snapper, nothing to write home about. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is about average for the time of year, no big anomaly to report.
So here’s the deal: clear your schedule for the afternoon of Wednesday the 29th of July. The rest? Not worth the sand in your wetsuit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 69 | 91 | 111 | 96 | 100 | 91 | 78 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 83 | 103 | 232 | 392 | 476 | 234 | 117 | 69 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.41m | 4:48AM1.11m | 5:14PM1.44m | 5:44AM1.15m | 6:03PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.51m | 7:16AM1.25m | 7:28PM1.55m | 7:55AM1.29m | 8:05PM1.57m | 8:32AM1.32m | 8:40PM1.56m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.26m | 10:45AM0.29m | 11:38PM0.22m | 11:32AM0.27m | 00:23AM0.17m | 12:19PM0.23m | 1:07AM0.13m | 1:04PM0.20m | 1:49AM0.09m | 1:48PM0.17m | 2:28AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.16m | 3:05AM0.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 100 | 91 | 78 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 7 | 7 | — | 163 | 144 | 234 | 117 | 69 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 84 | 47 | 65 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | N 5 | N 4 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 42 | — | 91 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 83 | 103 | 232 | 392 | 476 | 71 | 17 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 252 | 494 | 494 | 54 | 54 | 1285 | 0 | 148 | 1537 | 4 | 867 | 1655 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 27 |
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