Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Spring Lake has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

We’re kicking off with a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a glimmer of hope. The water’s sitting at about 73°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest wetsuit.

The action starts on Tuesday afternoon, July 28th, but don’t get too excited. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the south with a short, weak period of 5 seconds and a cross-onshore wind at 16 mph. The combined energy is only 108, so it’s weak. Honestly, it’s a write-off for surfing – that onshore breeze and short period will make for a choppy mess. It looks more like a day for the kite surfers than paddle surfers.

Wednesday the 29th is where things get a little more interesting. The morning has a 4ft SSE swell, still a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind swings around to a light NNE at 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore. The water gets clean. The afternoon holds similar with a 4ft swell and a light NW wind. The combined energy climbs to 156 in the morning and 129 in the afternoon – moderate energy. The waves are surfable, but the quality is just ordinary. It’s a session for a longboard or a funboard if you’re desperate to get wet.

Thursday the 30th is the true standout. The morning sees the swell drop to 3ft from the SSE with a period of 8 seconds, but the wind goes NNW at 9 mph, still cross-off. The energy is down to 96. The real magic happens Thursday afternoon. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SSE, period 8 seconds, but the wind goes *glassy* – dead calm, 3 mph from the WNW. The combined energy is 66. That’s your window. The wave quality won’t be world-class, but for a clean, glassy, 2ft wave in the afternoon, Spring Lake’s sandbar setup will be super fun on a longboard. It’s rare to get such clean conditions, so make the most of it.

After that, the bottom falls out. From Friday the 31st all the way through to Monday, August 10th, the surf is mostly poor to non-existent. The swell drops to 0.7ft to 2ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on from the south or east. There’s a brief pulse on the 10th with a 1ft SSE swell at 10 seconds (period’s getting longer), but the energy is still weak at 53 and the wind is messy. There’s a long, dry spell here with no real surfable waves.

We get a tiny flicker of life on Tuesday, August 11th. The morning brings a 4ft SSE swell, period only 6 seconds, with a cross-shore SSW wind at 9 mph. The energy is 109, so it’s moderate. It’s still scored as poor conditions. The afternoon of the 11th is a bit better: 3ft from the SSE, period 7 seconds, with a light W wind at 6 mph blowing cross-offshore, making it clean. The energy is 64. That’s a possible after-work session, but the quality is just “ordinary” again.

Overall, if you want a wave, hit Thursday afternoon the 30th for the glassy conditions. That’s your best bet. The rest of the run is a tough go for a sandbar break that’s exposed to the south. It’s a case of waiting for a better swell to line up with the wind.

Rusty.

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