Spring Lake Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.15° N 74.02° W

Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Spring Lake sea temperature is
24.0°C
1.7° 

Spring Lake surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Spring Lake surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, SE swell with 79 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Spring Lake in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Fri 28th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Fri 28th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Most Powerful 8PM (Thu 27th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Spring Lake for the next couple of weeks.

Water temperature is a pleasant 75°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Nice, but we need more than that to get stoked.

Right now, we’re looking at a long, slow start. Tuesday the 25th has tiny 1ft waves from the southeast with a long period, but the energy is a measly 38 – barely a ripple. The wind is offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s no push. Wednesday the 26th is the same story: small, weak, and then a late afternoon cross-onshore breeze that messes it up.

Thursday the 27th is rough. The wind swings onshore and by the afternoon it’s howling 22 mph from the south, with a messy 4ft of short-period windslop. The energy climbs to 154, but that’s all wind, not wave quality. This one’s for the kite surfers, not the paddle surfers.

Friday the 28th is the first day with a pulse. The morning is clean with a light offshore breeze, and we get 3ft of southeast swell (energy 121). The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and that’s about right. It’s not great, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The afternoon cleans up even more with a WNW offshore, but the swell drops to 2ft. If you’re desperate, Friday morning is your window.

Then we hit a big, boring stretch. Saturday the 29th through Monday the 31st morning is all tiny, weak, and mostly cross-onshore chop. You’re looking at 1ft to 2ft with energy in the teens and twenties. Not worth the drive.

Monday afternoon the 31st offers a flash: 3ft from the south with a clean offshore wind from the WNW. The energy is still only 67, and the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s weak and crumbly. But it’s clean. Then Tuesday and Wednesday (September 1st and 2nd) are back to tiny, clean but gutless.

The second week, from September 3rd onward, is a mixed bag of very ordinary conditions. The swell stays small, rarely above 2ft to 3ft, and the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore. There’s no standout quality. The energy numbers occasionally climb (like 115 on September 5th), but the period is short and the conditions are choppy. It’s just not doing anything special.

The Bottom Line: There’s no true standout in this outlook. The best you’ll get is a very average session on Friday morning, August 28th, with clean 3ft waves. Or maybe a clean, weak 3ft on Monday afternoon, August 31st. But honestly, this is a lean two weeks. Keep your expectations low and your eyes on the forecast.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
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9
0.7
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8
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7
0.4
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8
0.4
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8
0.4
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0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
22
48
68
62
73
67
70
61
43
31
24
16
13
18
19
15
9
7
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
5
N
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
10
SSW
15
N
5
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
10
ESE
10
SW
10
S
25
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
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cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
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High Tide
6:20PM1.50m
6:47AM1.31m
7:00PM1.55m
7:25AM1.38m
7:37PM1.59m
8:01AM1.45m
8:12PM1.59m
8:35AM1.50m
8:48PM1.57m
9:11AM1.54m
9:27PM1.52m
9:50AM1.57m
10:11PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.14m
12:39PM0.18m
1:15AM0.08m
1:23PM0.13m
1:54AM0.03m
2:06PM0.10m
2:30AM-0.00m
2:48PM0.08m
3:05AM-0.02m
3:29PM0.08m
3:40AM-0.01m
4:10PM0.10m
4:15AM0.02m
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7:38
7:37
7:36
7:34
7:32
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Temp °C
26
25
23
24
24
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29
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32
Feels °C
25
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26
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28
16
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23
30
34
33
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Information about the Spring Lake Surf forecast

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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Spring Lake may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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