Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty again. Let’s talk Spring Lake in feet and miles per hour.

Honestly, I gotta level with you. For a joint called a sandbar, the next 16 days are lookin’ real flat and sad. There’s no proper swell lined up, and the few times we get a little bump, the wind’s either blowin’ straight onshore or makin’ a mess. Spring Lake likes a good ENE swell direction, and we ain’t seein’ that combo at all.

Let’s walk through it. From Saturday the 4th all the way to Sunday the 12th, every session gets a zero out of ten. That’s nine straight days of “don’t bother.” We’re talkin’ tiny 1ft to 4ft waves, mostly from the east and southeast, with periods all over the place – some as short as 4 or 5 seconds, which is pure wind slop, and a few longer ones up to 10 or 11 seconds, but the height is still pathetic. The combined energy of all swells is weak, mostly two-digit numbers like 32, 40, 18 – nothin’ to get excited about. And the wind? Mostly cross or cross-on, with a few mornings showin’ a little cross-off, but it ain’t enough to save the day. Tuesday the 7th morning has a little 4ft swell from the ESE with a 6-second period and a light cross breeze, energy at 111 (moderate), but it’s still rated poor. Just not there.

Finally, on Monday the 13th, we get a tiny flicker. The morning shows 1ft from the SE with an 11-second period, an offshore wind from the NW at 12 mph, and combined energy of 66. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and the score is a 1. That’s the best we got. And I can’t call that a standout – it’s tiny, clean, but tiny. The water temp isn’t weird, about average for this time of year.

After that little blip, it’s back to the doldrums. Tuesday the 14th has a 4ft swell from the south in the afternoon with a 5-second period and a light cross breeze, energy at 100 (moderate), but it’s a zero score – too short period, weak, messy. From Wednesday the 15th through Sunday the 19th, we’re back to tiny 0.3ft to 2ft waves, mostly clean but near-flat. The last day, Sunday the 19th, has a 0.3ft swell from the SE with a 13-second period, but energy is just 7. Not worth wettin’ your wetsuit.

For a sandbar that’s exposed, we need a decent ENE swell with clean offshore wind to get any proper ride. We ain’t gettin’ that. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s just how it goes sometimes. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days we get that 12 mph cross-onshore wind and choppy water, like Saturday the 18th afternoon.

Keep your chin up, but leave the stick home for now. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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