Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Spring Lake (sandbar).

Alright, I’ll be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one. For the next week and a half, you’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. The surf is basically flat or tiny, and when there is a little bump, the conditions are just poor. We’ve got weak, short-period windswell coming from the SSE and SE, but the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, messing up any chance of a clean wave. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is about average for this time of year.

There’s a real gap here. From Wednesday the 22nd all the way through to the morning of Monday the 27th, there’s simply nothing worth paddling out for. The combined wave energy is either zero or below 100 (weak), so it’s a flat spell. You’d be better off with a different hobby for that stretch.

Things start to look a tiny bit better on the morning of Tuesday the 28th. We get a bit of a cross-offshore breeze from the SW, but the swell is still tiny at 1 ft from the ESE, so it’s barely rideable. Not worth getting excited about.

The first real chance of a wave comes on Wednesday the 29th. The morning sees a NW offshore wind at 12 mph, which will clean things up nicely, and we get a 3 ft SSE swell with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is 111 (moderate), so there’s a little bit of push. It’s still a very ordinary wave, but if you’re desperate, you might find a few crumbly ones. That afternoon it drops back to 3 ft, still offshore, but it’s not going to be anything special.

After that, it’s back to poor conditions for a few days until Sunday the 2nd of August. This is the standout, but it’s a long way off, so take it with a grain of salt. On the Sunday morning, we’ve got a clean offshore wind from the west at 9 mph and the swell picks up to 4 ft from the SSE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is 191 (moderate), which is the strongest we’ve seen. The afternoon holds onto 4 ft with a light cross-offshore breeze. It’s still not a classic by any means, but it’s the best the lake has to offer in this entire window. Sunday morning looks like the one to aim for.

Beyond that, it fades right back down. So, the outlook is grim for a while, but there’s a faint glimmer of hope on the 2nd of August. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty

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