Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s cooking for Spring Lake over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a flat spell and not much to get excited about for a while.

The whole 16-day window is pretty grim. We’re basically looking at tiny, weak, and messy conditions for the vast majority of it. The combined swell energy is low, often below 100 (weak), and the swell direction is generally from the SE or E, which isn’t the optimum ENE direction for this spot. The water temperature is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

From Monday the 6th of July right through to Friday the 17th of July, the forecast is a consistent run of “poor surf conditions.” The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, creating lumpy, choppy, and generally unappealing waves. You’ll see a few brief windows of clean conditions, like the Friday morning (10th of July) with a light WSW cross-offshore wind, but that’s with a tiny 2 ft swell from the S. Not really worth the trip.

The first real glimmer of something surfable doesn’t come until Saturday the 18th of July. On the morning of the 18th, we get a light NW offshore wind and a clean 2 ft swell from the SSE. The combined energy is 65 (weak), but the conditions are described as “clean” and “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a 1/10 on the score, so don’t cancel your plans. It’s the best of a very bare bunch. After that, it’s right back to onshore and tiny.

There are long gaps of several days with no real recommendations here. The blank run is pretty normal for this area when the swell doesn’t line up with the optimum direction. If you’ve got a kite, the afternoons from the 12th to the 14th with a building SE swell of 5 ft and cross-onshore winds might be more interesting for you than for a paddle surfer.

Overall, keep the board in the car and check back in a week. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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