Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this outlook for Spring Lake is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and honestly, there’s no good surf on offer the whole way through. The forecast just doesn’t line up for us. It’s a real flat spell, and most of what’s showing is either tiny or chopped up. The first recommendation doesn’t pop up until Thursday, September 3rd, so we’ve got a gap of a few days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Alright, let’s run through it.

Thursday, September 3rd is the only time the report even hints at something rideable. The morning has a small ESE swell pushing in at 3 ft, with a period of 7 seconds—short period wind swell, nothing special. The wind though, that’s the highlight: a WNW breeze at 9 mph blowing offshore, keeping the surface clean. It’s not big, but it’s surfable, and the combined energy is moderate at 125. Afternoon cleans up even more with a light offshore from the west at 6 mph, but the swell drops to 3 ft. You’ll be on a log for sure, and it’s all very ordinary. No standout here, just the best of a bad bunch.

Friday, September 4th stays clean with offshore winds, but the swell collapses to 2 ft. It’s barely a ripple—combined energy down to 42. Not worth getting wet.

From Saturday, September 5th right through to Tuesday, September 15th, it’s a desert. Swell heights hover between 1 ft and 1 ft most days, with onshore or cross-onshore winds from the east and northeast making things choppy. The only flicker is on Monday, September 7th when a 3 ft easterly swell rolls in with a period of 11 seconds, which is a nice long period, but the cross-onshore wind at 9 mph ruins it. Combined energy is moderate at 146, but the conditions are poor.

Tuesday, September 15th afternoon throws up a little pulse: 4 ft from the east, period 7 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the southwest. The combined energy is 182, but the wave comment says it all—just “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Not something to get excited about.

Spring Lake is a consistent break in theory, but this 16-day run is a dead loss. The water temp is sitting at 74°F on the Monday, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. But that doesn’t help the waves.

Bottom line: don’t waste the fuel. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing when the wind picks up, but for us, it’s a stay-home forecast. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to chase.

Rusty.

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