Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gap at the start here, mate. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until Sunday the 20th, so don’t bother waxing up before then. The first few days are flat and messy anyway.

Come Sunday morning the 20th, we finally get a bit of life— 3ft of ESE swell with a 6 second period, and the wind’s swinging offshore from the SW. It’s clean, but small and weak, the kind of day where you’re trading waves for long paddles. That afternoon bumps up to 5ft from the S, offshore WNW wind, and it’s actually surfable— just very ordinary, not the kind of thing you’d set an alarm for.

After that, it’s a write-off for a while. Monday the 21st through Wednesday the 23rd sees the swell build— 5ft up to 7ft— but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore the whole time, and it’s choppy, lumpy, messy. The combined energy climbs from 146 up to 403, so there’s push in the water, but it’s all over the place. Not worth the frustration.

By Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th, we’re looking at 7ft to 7ft of ESE swell with 7-9 second periods, but the wind is fresh and cross-shore, and the comment is “poor surf conditions” across the board. The energy is strong— 516 up to 660— but it’s lumpy and cross-chop everywhere. This is more of a kite-surfing show than a surfing one, to be honest. If you’ve got a kite, it might be your window. Otherwise, leave the board in the van.

Saturday the 26th drops slightly to 5ft-5ft, but it’s still fresh cross-onshore and lumpy, energy around 348-428. Same story— messy.

Sunday the 27th is fresh cross-shore, 4ft dropping to 3ft, lumpy cross-chop. Still nothing clean.

Then Monday the 28th morning, we get a slight reprieve— 3ft ESE, cross-off N wind, energy down to 92, and it’s clean. Not big, but clean. That afternoon is the real standout though: 2ft ESE, 9 second period, glassy calm, energy 89. It’s small, but glassy and clean— the best deal in this whole run. Sunset session material right there.

After that, Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th go bad again— fresh cross-onshore, lumpy, dropping to 1ft. Just no.

Spring Lake (sandbar) is consistent but only really shines when conditions align— and here, they barely do. The one glassy window on Monday the 28th afternoon is the pick, but it’s small, so don’t expect much. The bigger swells later in the run are all blown out. Crowds are possible when it’s clean, but with this quality, it might be quiet anyway.

Overall, keep expectations low. The 28th afternoon is the one worth chasing. Everything else, you’re better off doing something else.

Rusty

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