Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days at Spring Lake are a tough watch. This is a sandbar break that's exposed to the open lake, but the swell just isn't cooperating. The wind keeps swinging around, mostly cross-onshore, chopping up what little energy there is. We're looking at a long stretch of poor surf, with a few very brief windows of something that's barely surfable. It's a real bummer.

The water temp is about where you'd expect it for this time of year, so no wetsuit worries there.

We kick off on Friday, 24th July, with tiny 1ft to 2ft swell from the SE, period around 6 to 8 seconds, and a cross-onshore wind. The combined energy is weak (24 to 54). It's a write-off. That continues right through the weekend and into the start of the week. The swell nudges up a touch to 3ft on Saturday, 25th July, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 12 mph, keeping it choppy and messy. The energy is still only moderate (102 to 114). Honestly, not worth paddling out for.

The whole first week is a bust. The only glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday, 29th July. The afternoon sees a 3ft swell from the SSE, a 7-second period, and a clean offshore wind from the WNW at 6 mph. The energy is low (75), but it's the cleanest it's been. I'd call it surfable, but very ordinary. The next morning, Thursday, 30th July, has a bit more size at 3ft from the SSE, but the wind is cross-shore, bringing a slight chop. It's still not good.

Then we hit another long dry spell. From Friday, 31st July, all the way through to Wednesday, 6th August, it's just poor conditions. The swell drops back to 1ft, with weak energy (19). The wind is a mess. A brief moment on Tuesday morning, 4th August, has glassy conditions with a 2ft swell from the SSE, but the energy is still weak (59). It's a tease.

Finally, on Thursday, 6th August, we get a bit of a pulse. The morning is glassy with a 4ft swell from the south, but the period is a short 5 seconds. The energy is moderate (84). It's surfable, but that short period means it'll be weak and crumbly. The afternoon jumps to 5ft from the south with a 6-second period, but the wind turns cross-onshore, and the energy picks up to 141. It's big enough to be a problem for beginners, and the wind makes it a mess. Honestly, with that onshore wind and a beach break setup, this might be more interesting for the kite crowd than for paddle surfing.

The forecast ends on Saturday morning, 8th August, with a 2ft SSE swell, a 7-second period, and a clean offshore wind from the NW. The energy is low (78). It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about. The rest of the day is a write-off.

So, the standout? If you're desperate, that Wednesday afternoon, 29th July, is the cleanest the surf will be. The offshore wind will make it look better than it is. The other one is Thursday morning, 6th August, for the glassy conditions, but the short period kills it. There's no real quality on offer in this 16-day window. It's a flat spell for Spring Lake, and that's just how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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