Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 222 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Spring Lake this week:
The surf forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Spring Lake in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me have a look at what Spring Lake is offering over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it’s a pretty lean run. There’s a long stretch of nothing, then a couple of days that might get your hopes up, but for the most part, we’re looking at a lot of small, messy, or just plain poor surf.
The first real whiff of anything surfable doesn’t happen until the morning of Monday, July 20th. It’s a long wait, but that morning is the standout. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell showing from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is dead calm, glassy – that’s a huge plus, the water will be like a mirror. The combined wave energy is a solid moderate 222 (moderate wave energy). It’s a sandbar setup, so it’s exposed but the swell is small enough to handle. This is the best on offer, a real window of clean, fun waves.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The afternoon of the 20th turns to mush, and the next few days are a mix of weak, short-period windswell and onshore crud. There’s a tiny pulse on the 26th with a 4ft swell from the S, but the period is a short 5 seconds, so it’ll be weak and bumpy. The water temperature is sitting at 72°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
Honestly, the only day to really circle on the calendar is Monday, July 20th, first light. Everything else is a scratchy, small affair. Don’t expect much else.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | E 15 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 120 | 222 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 36 | 82 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.80m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.73m | 10:27AM1.54m | 10:39PM1.64m | 11:20AM1.53m | 11:30PM1.53m | 12:12PM1.51m | 00:20AM1.42m | 1:01PM1.49m | 1:09AM1.31m | 1:48PM1.46m | 1:59AM1.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM-0.09m | 3:26AM-0.18m | 3:30PM-0.07m | 4:11AM-0.16m | 4:20PM-0.01m | 4:56AM-0.10m | 5:10PM0.08m | 5:40AM-0.02m | 6:02PM0.17m | 6:26AM0.08m | 7:00PM0.26m | 7:15AM0.17m | 8:03PM0.31m | 8:09AM0.24m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 37 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 222 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 82 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | N 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | NNW 3 | NE 2 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 4 | — | W 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | S 9 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 41 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | 190 | 39 | 18 | 36 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 184 | 1660 | 1541 | 148 | 875 | 867 | 1314 | 867 | 121 | 356 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 5 | 231 | 0 | 57 | 51 |
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