Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Spring Lake.

To be straight with you, it's a tough outlook. The whole 16-day stretch is looking pretty flat and disappointing. The first recommendation is for the afternoon of the 6th, but don't get your hopes up. We're looking at a tiny 2ft swell from the east, with a short period, and the combined energy is a weak 39. To make matters worse, that onshore breeze is going to mess it up. It's a no-go.

The water temperature is sitting at 75°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's a really unusual warm anomaly, so at least you won't need a thick wetsuit, but you'll need a board to catch pretty much nothing.

From there, it's a long, dry spell. Days of nothing but tiny, weak waves, with the combined energy rarely breaking 30. The swell just isn't there. The wind is all over the place, but the surf is too small to care about the conditions.

We finally see a tiny blip on the afternoon of the 20th of September. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the south, with a period of 5 seconds, but the combined energy is still only a moderate 111. The wind is a cross-onshore, so it'll be choppy. It's not great, and it's a long way off, so don't bank on it.

The only real chance for a clean session might be on the morning of the 21st of September. The swell is still tiny at 1ft from the southeast, with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 29. But the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the west. It's a classic small-wave, clean conditions situation. You'll be on a longboard, scratching for knee-high runners, but if you're desperate for a paddle, that's your window.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there's nothing to get excited about. The best on offer is the 21st of September morning for a clean, tiny wave, but even that's a stretch. This is a proper flat spell for Spring Lake.

Rusty.

Read more