Spring Lake Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about Spring Lake. I’ve looked over the numbers, and I gotta be straight with you – this stretch isn’t looking great. We’ve got a full 16-day window ahead, but there’s honestly nothing here that gets my heart pumping. The first real signs of any surf don’t even show up until the afternoon of Wednesday the 15th, and even then it’s pretty grim. Before that, we’ve got a few days of flat, weak junk with cross-onshore winds tearing up any little bump that tries to form. It’s a quiet start.

So, Wednesday afternoon the 15th – that’s when we get our first glimpse of something surfable. The wind is offshore out of the west at 12 mph, which cleans things up nicely, and we’ve got a little 3ft swell coming from the SSW. Period’s short, only 5 seconds, so the energy’s weak – it’s just not gonna pack much punch. The break here, Spring Lake, is a consistent sandbar that works best with an ENE swell, and we’re getting S to SSW, so it’s not the ideal direction. It’s a tough sell.

Then we drift through the rest of that week and into the next, and it’s more of the same. A few mornings with glassy conditions, like Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, but the swell is barely a ripple – less than 1ft. It’s heartbreaking because the wind is perfect, but there’s nothing to ride. Crowds at Spring Lake can be a factor sometimes, but honestly, with surf this small, I wouldn’t expect many people out.

The one moment that looks a little different is Monday morning, July 20th. We’ve got 5ft of south swell coming in with a 6-second period, and the wind is glassy – dead calm. It’s got some weight behind it, more than anything else in this whole run. But it’s still a short-period S swell hitting a spot that wants ENE, so the shape will be messy. And at 5ft, it’s not huge, but it’s the biggest we’ll see. Still, the conditions are poor overall according to the report, so don’t expect magic.

Tuesday the 21st afternoon shows a bump to 5ft from the S with a 6-second period – the biggest reading of the whole period. The wind is cross-off from the SW, so it’ll be clean, but again, not the right angle for Spring Lake. Over 5ft makes it a bit much for beginners, but it’s still not a proper groundswell. Kind of a frustrating setup.

After that, it’s back to low-energy dribble for the rest of the month. Nothing consistent, nothing with any real push. Honestly, for a sandbar that needs a good direction to light up, this is a pretty bleak 16 days. I’d be checking the long-range again in a few days, because this one’s a write-off for now.

Rusty.

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