Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, let's have a look at what's on the table for Spring Lake over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a bit of a grim picture for the most part. The whole stretch is looking pretty flat and messy, with a lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds messing things up. The water is sitting at 78° on the Thursday the 20th, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, feels like a bathtub already.

The first week is a write-off. From Thursday the 20th right through to the end of August, we're looking at a long run of flat, poor conditions. You'll see tiny swell around 1ft to 4ft, but the wind is almost always from the south or east, just blowing straight onshore or across it. The energy is weak, barely cracking 40-80 (43 to 84) most days, and the periods are short, around 4 to 8 seconds. It's a frustrating stretch. There's a brief moment on Sunday the 23rd and Monday the 24th where the wind goes clean or offshore from the northwest and west, but the swell is basically nothing – 1ft to 3ft with a pitiful energy reading (44 and 38). Not worth paddling out for.

Then we hit the first week of September. Tuesday the 1st of September starts off glassy but flat, with a 1ft, 7-second SSE swell. Not enough to break. By the afternoon, the wind picks up from the south, and we get a small bump of 4ft from the ESE with energy jumping to 115. It's still only moderate energy, and the cross-shore wind will make it choppy. Wednesday the 2nd sees a bit more size – 5ft from the ESE with energy around 206 to 233 – but it's onshore, bumpy, and messy. Not the good stuff.

Now, here's the real standout. Thursday the 3rd of September morning. The wind goes cross-offshore from the north, which will clean things up nicely. We've got a solid 5ft swell from the ESE with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 374 (moderate energy). That's the best wave energy we'll see in the whole forecast. The waves will have some shape, and the offshore wind will make the faces clean. It's not a massive swell, but it's the only window where the conditions truly align. The waves will be around waist to chest high, and with the north wind, Spring Lake sandbar should offer some rippable walls. Be aware, though, the crowds are listed as "sometimes" here, so you might have a few others with the same idea.

The rest of the first week of September fades out. Thursday afternoon the 3rd is a letdown, with the wind going light cross-onshore from the ENE. Friday the 4th is a mess with rain showers and onshore winds, and the swell is dropping back to 4ft to 5ft with energy in the 220s. It's a tired, lumpy end to the run.

Overall, the only real session to aim for is that Thursday morning, the 3rd of September. Everything else is either flat, blown out, or both. Surf's been scarce, and this stretch looks like a real test of patience.

Rusty.

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