Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, my friends, Rusty here, lettin’ you know what’s up at Spring Lake.

Honestly, we’re lookin’ at a long, flat spell. The first week is a total dud. We’re talkin’ eleven days of tiny, weak surf. The swell energy is in the gutter, mostly single digits (1–44). The water’s warm, about 78°, which is a solid 4° warmer than average for this time of year – feels like a bathtub, but the waves are a ghost town.

From Sunday the 9th through Wednesday the 19th, it’s all tiny, ankle-biter swells from the east and southeast, mostly under 2 feet. The wind looks clean in the mornings, but the swell is just not there. The few times the swell bumps up to 2 feet, the wind goes cross or onshore, making it a choppy, blown-out mess.

The only real window for a paddle is Thursday morning the 20th. We’re gettin’ a glassy, flat calm start with a 2-foot swell from the southeast, period around 10 seconds. The combined energy hits 121 (moderate), which is the best we’ve seen in over a week. The water is still that warm 78°. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only time the scorecard shows a pulse. The break is a sandbar, so it’s consistent, but the swell is comin’ from the southeast, and the optimum is from the ENE, so the waves will be a bit off-angle.

The next morning, Friday the 21st, is similar: 3 feet from the southeast, light offshore wind from the WNW, and clean. But the energy drops back to 89, and the period is short at 6 seconds, so it’ll be weak and crumbly.

After that, the second week goes flat again. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd bring small, short-period windswell with onshore winds. The energy stays in the 30–93 range, and the wind is either fresh onshore or cross-off, so it’s messy.

So, the bottom line: if you’re jonesin’ for a surf, set your alarm for the morning of Thursday the 20th. It’s the only day that’s even close to worthwhile. The rest of the 16-day window is a flat, windy, or choppy snoozefest.

Rusty.

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