State Line Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next 16 days at State Line. Gotta be honest, it’s a rough stretch. The surf is tiny and messy for most of the run, and we’ve got a big ol’ gap of nothing worthwhile in the middle.

The first few days are pretty grim. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are just about knee-high, with a weak 3ft SW swell. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 54°. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not gonna be any fun. The energy is moderate at best, with a combined reading of 475 on Thursday, and even though it bumps up to 1143 by Friday afternoon, the waves are still marginal and questionable.

Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th see a tiny pulse of swell, up to 4ft and 4ft, but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, so the face is gonna be all bumpy. The energy is strong, with readings over 1000, but the quality just isn’t there. Monday the 27th is the same story – 4ft SW swell, but the wind is cross, and the period is dropping from 18 seconds down to 17. It’s just not coming together.

Then the real gap hits. From Tuesday the 28th all the way through to Friday the 8th of August, the surf is either tiny, blown out, or just plain flat. There’s a stretch from the 2nd of August to the 4th of August where the swell drops to 1.0ft – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is strong, offshore, and clean, but there’s nothing to ride. It’s a dead zone.

Now, the only standout – and I mean the *only* one – is the afternoon of Wednesday the 6th of August. The swell jumps up to 10ft from the NW, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is a huge 1388, so there’s plenty of power. The wind is light and onshore, but the problem is that this is way too big for State Line. It’s expert territory only, and even then, the swell direction and period might make it a washing machine. The forecast is promising, but it’s a long way out, so don’t bank on it.

If you’re a kitesurfer, the conditions from the 5th to the 6th of August might be more interesting than paddling, with that strong NW wind and big swell. For the rest of us, it’s a waiting game. The setup is a beach, so it tends not to stay poor for long, but this is a pretty blank run.

Rusty.

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