Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, S swell with 207 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 15s. 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 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Well, folks, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Spring Lake is lookin’ pretty grim. We’ve got a solid run of days with barely a ripple worth paddlin’ for. The whole window is filled with "poor surf conditions" and scores that tell the same sad story. There’s not a single standout session in the bunch, so don’t be in a rush to wax up just yet.
Right off the bat, Tuesday morning, August 11th, we’ve got next to nothing – just 0.3ft of swell from the SE, with a combined energy of only 4. That’s about as flat as it gets, and the water temp is 78°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 3° above average, so it’s a bit of a tropical bath, but there’s no surf to enjoy it in. The wind’s glassy from the NW at 3 mph, but that doesn’t matter when there’s no wave to ride.
Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th are more of the same – tiny scraps of swell, mostly under 2ft, with weak combined energy readings mostly in the single digits or low 30s. The wind flips around a bit, including some clean glassy moments on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell’s just not there. It’s like bein’ handed a perfectly waxed board with no ocean.
The weekend of August 15th and 16th brings a bit more wind but still pathetic surf. Saturday the 15th has a slight bump to 1ft with a period of 7 seconds – that’s short-period, weak stuff, and the combined energy is only 20. Sunday afternoon gets a little more energy (28) with 3ft from the south, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, making it lumpy and choppy. Not worth it.
Things stay dead through the next week. Monday August 17th and Tuesday the 18th have zero swell or tiny 0.7ft leftovers. A few morning windows on the 20th and 21st show clean conditions with light offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell height is stuck at 1ft with periods around 10 seconds – that’s weak, combined energy in the 30s. It’s a tease.
Late in the window, around August 23rd and 24th, we see a slight uptick in period to 12 seconds, which is a bit longer, but the swell height is still only 0.7ft to 1ft. The combined energy starts to creep up, hitting 25 to 48, but that’s still weak. The wind on Sunday the 23rd afternoon is actually moderate offshore from the WNW at 12 mph, so it’s clean, but you’d be fightin’ for a knee-high dribble.
Honestly, there’s no highlight here. Not a single break is worth callin’ out. Spring Lake’s a sandbar spot that’s consistent by nature, but this forecast is a total dud. With no swell over 3ft and most days barely hittin’ 2ft, it’s a board-in-the-rafters kind of stretch. Keep an eye on the charts, ‘cause it can’t stay this flat forever.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.77m | 7:31AM1.54m | 7:48PM1.79m | 8:21AM1.60m | 8:35PM1.76m | 9:09AM1.62m | 9:22PM1.69m | 9:57AM1.62m | 10:09PM1.59m | 10:46AM1.59m | 10:57PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.54m | 11:45PM1.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM-0.11m | 1:29PM-0.07m | 2:14AM-0.16m | 2:21PM-0.08m | 2:59AM-0.16m | 3:10PM-0.06m | 3:41AM-0.13m | 3:57PM-0.00m | 4:21AM-0.06m | 4:43PM0.08m | 5:00AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 3 | — | 158 | 94 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | N 3 | SE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | NE 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | E 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 32 | 207 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3302 | 2447 | 704 | 2309 | 3358 | 867 | 97 | 62 | 184 | 521 | 567 | 651 | 1000 | 1009 | 884 | 1091 | 2417 | 5 | 27 | 34 |
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