St Andrews State Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for a paddle at St Andrews State Park. There’s nothing on the cards that’s worth paddling out for right now, and the whole 16-day window is a write-off. The first record kicks off on Saturday the 25th of July, and it’s a dud straight away.

We start off Saturday morning with a tiny 1 ft swell out of the southwest, a period of just 6 seconds, and barely any energy in the water (5). The wind is light and cross-shore from the northwest, but it’s still not enough to save this. The water is sitting at 84°, which is pretty normal for this time of year – no big anomaly there. The whole weekend stays rotten. Sunday morning has a 2 ft cross-shore bump, but the period is still short and the wind is just messing with the surface. It’s all poor surf conditions, with zero scores across the board.

Monday through Wednesday stay stuck in the same rut – tiny swell under 3 ft, onshore or cross-onshore winds, and choppy, weak waves. The energy readings are all in the teens or low twenties, which is pure junk. Thursday the 30th sees a bit of a bump in wind, with 19 mph cross-onshore fresh breeze, but the swell is still only 3 ft to 4 ft, and it’s lumpy and messy. Still no good.

The first week of August offers a little more size but nothing clean. On Sunday the 2nd of August, the swell jumps to 6 ft from the west-southwest, with a period of 6 seconds and the combined energy hitting 309 – that’s moderate wave energy. But it’s onshore wind from the southwest at 12 mph, and it’s a risk of thunderstorms. That’s a messy, blown-out mess for beginners, and for anyone really. The swell is too big for beginners, and the wind is just trashing it. Monday the 3rd keeps 5 ft swell but with cross-onshore winds and more storms. The whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

After that, it fades fast. From Tuesday the 4th of August onward, the swell drops back under 3 ft, winds stay onshore, and the energy readings plummet into the single digits by the end of the second week. The last few days – Friday the 7th through Sunday the 9th of August – are barely a ripple, with 0.3 ft to 1 ft of wind swell.

There are no standouts here. No clean windows. No glassy mornings. The whole 16 days is a blank run. It’s a tough stretch, but that’s the way it is sometimes. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but for now, the board stays in the car.

Rusty.

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