Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days at Spring Lake are looking pretty grim. The good news is we’ve got a solid sandbar break that’s consistent, but the bad news is that the swell and wind just aren’t lining up for us.

Right now, the water is sitting at 74°F, which is about average for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary there.

We’re starting off on Sunday, the 2nd of August, with a tiny, weak SSE swell of 3ft at a short period of 7 seconds, pushing a combined energy of only 65. That’s barely enough to get you wet, and with a cross-on breeze blowing at 16 mph, it’s going to be a choppy, messy mess. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 3rd is actually the most interesting it gets, but that’s not saying much. We’ve got a bit more push, with a 6ft SSE swell, but the period is still short at 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 438, which is moderate, and the wind is cross-offshore at 12 mph, so the surface will be clean. But the forecast says it’s marginal, with heavy rain and a risk of thunderstorms. If you’re desperate, you might get a few, but it’s not a standout.

After that, it’s a long, painful slog. From Tuesday the 4th right through to Saturday the 15th of August, we’re looking at a string of days with poor surf conditions. The swell drops off a cliff, with heights mostly under 3ft and often less than 2ft. The combined energy rarely gets above 100, and most days it’s in the teens or twenties. The wind is all over the place – cross-onshore, onshore, cross-shore – and it’s usually strong enough to mess up what little wave there is. There’s a gap of nearly a week where the only thing you’ll be riding is a desk chair.

The only other faint glimmer is on Sunday the 16th of August, with a tiny 0.7ft ESE swell and a period of 9 seconds, giving a combined energy of just 9. The wind is light and cross-offshore in the morning, so it’ll be glassy, but there’s simply no wave to surf. Same story on Monday the 17th.

So, the honest truth is, there are no good surf options on the table. Spring Lake is a consistent break, but it needs some love from the ocean. For now, it’s a total blank. Don’t worry, though, it never stays poor for long. Forecasts change, and the lake will fire up again. But for the next 16 days, you’re better off finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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