Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let’s talk Spring Lake. This is a sandbar setup, exposed to the swell, and it's pretty consistent, but honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special before a really solid window shows up.

The first week is grim. From Tuesday 14 July right through to the morning of Wednesday 22 July, there’s barely a wave worth paddling for. We’re talking days of tiny, weak swell – mostly under 2ft – with a few sessions showing a bit of knee-high slop, but the wind is often messy or directly onshore. The energy is pathetic, with values like 12, 7, or 68 at best, and the periods are short and weak. The wind is mostly cross-off, cross, or on, which for a sandbar setup just means lumpy, choppy, or blown-out. It’s a proper dry spell.

Then that changes. The standout window is the 22nd of July. Wednesday morning, the 22nd, we finally get a pulse of real, clean surf. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the SSE, with a period of 9 seconds. That’s a solid, surfable wave on a sandbar. The kicker? The wind is clear and offshore from the WNW at 12 mph. That’s the dream combo for a sandbar: clean, lined-up walls. The combined energy hits 322, which is a proper step up from the junk we’ve been looking at. This is a definite standout for the entire forecast. The afternoon of the 22nd holds up at 4ft and 214 energy, still with gentle offshore wind. This is the best on offer.

The 23rd and 24th drop back down to small, weak, and cross-onshore chop. The swell drops to 3ft from the SE, and the wind is cross-on, so it’s back to ordinary.

There’s a glimmer on the 28th of July. Tuesday morning sees a 5ft SSE swell with a 7-second period, and the wind is cross-off from the NNW at 9 mph. That’s clean, and the energy is 233, so it’s a solid, punchy wave. It’s a bit of a short-period swell, so it’ll be a bit more sectiony, but it’s a fun option for the second week. The afternoon of the 28th is smaller and glassy, but only 2ft.

For the rest of the second week, it’s small and average. The 29th has a clean but weak 2ft, and an afternoon glassy 3ft from the south, but with a period of only 6 seconds, it’ll be a bit fat and soft.

The water temp is about 72°F, which is pretty normal for the time of year, so a spring suit or a shorty is fine.

Alright, let’s break it down. The only real standout is Wednesday the 22nd of July. The morning of the 28th is a good backup. Everything else is a pass.

Rusty.

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