Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've scanned the charts for Spring Lake and I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty bleak run ahead. We're looking at a full 16-day window and there's hardly anything worth paddling out for. Most of the time the swell is tiny, the wind's messy, or both. Don't get your hopes up.

We do see a couple of moments that might get the heart beating, but honestly, the whole period is a struggle. The only real standout, if you can call it that, comes on Wednesday afternoon, the 9th of September. The swell bumps up to a messy 5ft from the south, but the period is a pathetic 5 seconds – that's just wind chop. The combined wave energy is moderate at 111, but with a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind, it's gonna be lumpy and horrible. Best to maybe just watch that one.

Other than that, there's a bit of a pulse on Sunday the 13th. The afternoon brings a 5ft south swell with a 6-second period, and the energy hits 172. That's the most powerful we see, but it's blowing onshore from the ESE at 12 mph, making it choppy and ugly. Not the kind of wave you write home about.

For the next week, we're stuck in a pattern of tiny surf – mostly 0.7ft to 2ft from the southeast – with poor wind. You'll get the odd clean moment, like Thursday morning the 10th with offshore wind, but the swell is just 1ft. You'd need a longboard and a whole lot of patience. Energy readings are all in the teens and twenties – weak stuff.

Into the second week, it's more of the same. A few clean windows pop up around Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th with offshore winds, but the swell is tiny and the period is short. The best of a bad bunch might be Friday the 18th: we get a 0.7ft swell but with a very long 12-second period from the ESE. That long period is usually good at a place like Spring Lake, which is a sandbar, so it might offer a few lined-up little waves. The wind is clean, so if you're dying for a wave, you could go. The energy is only 24 though – you'll be scratching for anything.

Spring Lake is a consistent spot, so it's a bit unusual to see such a long, flat run. It tends not to stay this poor for too long, so keep an eye on the forecast. For now, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially on those days with bigger wind. Honestly, save your wax.

Rusty.

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