State Line Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk State Line over the next 16 days. It’s a pretty rough start, and the water’s a touch warmer than usual for August, which is the one bit of comfort early on.

Monday the 10th gets going with small, weak swell and a fresh cross-offshore breeze – looks clean but barely a ripple. Tuesday the 11th morning is even smaller, and by the afternoon you get a big, sloppy 10-foot swell (976 combined energy) with short period and strong wind. That’s a mess for a surfboard, but might be a kite session if you’re into that.

Wednesday the 12th afternoon brings a massive 10-foot swell (1207 combined energy) with clean conditions – but it’s way too big for State Line, experts only. Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th slide back into marginal, lumpy conditions with cross-shore winds and mediocre swell.

From Saturday the 15th through Wednesday the 19th, it’s a long, flat run of tiny SSW swell (mostly 2 to 3 feet) with onshore or light cross-onshore wind. The period is long (14–18 seconds), so there’s some groundswell feel, but you’ll be waiting forever for a knee-high wave. Not worth the paddle.

Thursday the 20th afternoon shows a pulse: 6- to 7-foot NW swell with a short 6-second period and light cross-shore wind – marginal but surfable if you don’t mind some chop. Then we hit the real standout: Friday the 21st afternoon. That’s 8-foot NW swell (947 combined energy) with clean cross-offshore wind from the NNW. That’s the session – solid, clean waves. Big for beginners, but for everyone else, it’s the call.

Saturday the 22nd afternoon tops out at 10-foot NW swell again (959 combined energy), but once more it’s too big for this break – expert territory only. After that, it fades back to small, weak swell through the end of the outlook, with nothing else jumping out.

Best day: Friday the 21st afternoon. The rest is mostly small, messy, or oversized.

Rusty, out.

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