Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, NE swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW 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 (Sep 20) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Spring Lake in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what Spring Lake's got cookin'.
First off, the first few days are a total bummer. From Monday the 14th through Saturday the 19th of September, it’s a dusty desert out there. The swell is tiny, the wind is all wrong, and the wave energy is a measly 54 (kilojoules or whatever the science guys call it) down to 20 – basically flat and choppy. Nothing to see.
Then there’s a little mirage on Sunday the 20th of September. We get a brief pulse of knee-high ESE swell with a clean Westerly offshore wind in the morning. The energy bumps to 89, but it's still only 1.3ft. You could surf it, but it’s definitely very ordinary.
The real story is the second week, and it’s a wild one. Monday the 21st of September drops a big, thick East swell – 7.2ft – but it’s blown out by a 16 mph onshore wind out of the ENE. The energy is a whopping 501, but it’s a total mess. That’s kite-surf territory, not a paddle surfer's dream. This continues through Tuesday and Wednesday. By Wednesday the 23rd, we’re looking at a massive 9.8ft East swell with energy of 1165. The wind finally goes cross-offshore from the NW in the afternoon, which would clean it up, but that’s a 10-foot wave. Experts only, and I mean experts. Too big for the rest of us.
After that, it drops back a touch but stays messy and onshore through the 24th and 25th.
Now, here is your one true golden window. Look at Saturday the 26th of September. The swell has come down to a friendly 3.6ft to 3.9ft from the East, with a 11-second period. That’s a proper, longer-period groundswell, which means more energy and shape. But the golden ticket is the wind – it’s glassy. Dead calm in the morning, and a slight breeze in the afternoon. That means silky smooth, clean conditions. The wave energy is a solid 290 to 346 – a moderate, fun amount of juice. For a sandbar, a long-period 11-second swell can get a little straight, but with glassy conditions, it’s your best shot by a long way. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
After that Saturday, the swell fades, but the offshore winds return – clean, but just too tiny to bother with.
So if you want to get wet, your one and only date with quality is that Saturday morning, the 26th of September. Don’t snooze on it.
Stay salty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.50m | 10:07AM1.62m | 10:23PM1.39m | 10:51AM1.55m | 11:11PM1.29m | 11:37AM1.47m | 00:01AM1.20m | 12:25PM1.40m | 00:53AM1.13m | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:47AM1.09m | 2:08PM1.31m | 2:43AM1.09m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.02m | 4:15PM0.09m | 4:20AM0.11m | 4:57PM0.17m | 4:55AM0.22m | 5:42PM0.27m | 5:34AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.35m | 6:23AM0.41m | 7:40PM0.40m | 7:33AM0.47m | 8:47PM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 4 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | S 6 | E 15 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | NNE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 4 | 21 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 59 | 148 | 448 | 1007 | 1000 | 651 | 1002 | 1196 | 5 | 4 | 393 | 9 | 567 | 1002 | 521 | 528 | 1204 | 1204 |
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