Surf Forecasts:
Spring Lake surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, ESE swell with 73 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. 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 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Spring Lake over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here.
Gonna level with you straight up: this 16-day window is a tough watch for Spring Lake. We’ve got a long stretch of flatness and cross/onshore junk ahead. Don't get your hopes up.
Right now, and for the next several days, the energy is just too weak. The combined swell energy is sitting in the weak zone, between 19 and 99, which is barely a ripple for a sandbar setup. We’re looking at tiny, short-period wind swell from the ESE and SE. Anything over 2 ft is a rare event and even then the period is so short the waves will be soft and crumbly. Conditions are mostly cross-onshore or just flat out choppy. It’s a write-off.
There’s a notable weather event on Saturday, August 30th. The morning shows a little 4 ft ENE swell sneaking in (combined energy of 99) but it’s cross-shore with a light breeze, which is glassy-ish. It's the biggest we'll see for a minute, but the period is a dismal 6 seconds – that’s all wind chop. It’ll be weak and messy. Surfable if you’re desperate, but far from good.
We finally see a decent uptick in energy as we head into the first week of September. On Tuesday, September 1st, the combined energy jumps over 100, hitting 166 in the morning and 163 in the afternoon. The swell size is around 4 ft to 4 ft from the ESE, but it’s still got a short, wind-swell period of 6 seconds. The best chance here is the Tuesday afternoon session with a light WSW cross-offshore breeze keeping things clean. It’s surfable but very ordinary, a 1 out of 10 kind of day.
Wednesday, September 2nd, shows a bit of a tease. The morning has a 2 ft swell from the SE with a much longer period of 12 seconds and a combined energy of 189. That’s a groundswell signal with some real push. The wind is light WSW, making it clean. That’s the best looking window we’ve got. But the swell height is still small, and that long period will make it walled up and tricky on a sandbar – better for a point or reef, not this beach setup.
The long and short of it? There are no standouts. The best you can hope for is a session on Wednesday morning, September 2nd, or maybe a desperate poke on Saturday morning, August 30th. For the rest, you’re looking at weak, choppy, or just no surf at all. I wouldn't bother waxing up for a while.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 73 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.35m | 4:16AM1.11m | 4:41PM1.38m | 5:14AM1.16m | 5:34PM1.44m | 6:04AM1.23m | 6:20PM1.50m | 6:47AM1.31m | 7:00PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.38m | 7:37PM1.59m | 8:01AM1.45m | 8:12PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.40m | 10:20PM0.32m | 10:17AM0.36m | 11:08PM0.27m | 11:07AM0.30m | 11:52PM0.20m | 11:54AM0.24m | 00:35AM0.14m | 12:39PM0.18m | 1:15AM0.08m | 1:23PM0.13m | 1:54AM0.03m | 2:06PM0.10m | 2:30AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 73 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | S 6 | E 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 7 | E 11 | S 5 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | S 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | WSW 2 | S 4 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | S 3 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | — | 17 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | — | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 398 | 178 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 393 | 34 | 9 | 148 | 356 | 8 | 208 | 1196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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