States Avenue (Gas Chambers) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. Let me be straight with you: it’s going to be a tough stretch. The forecast is thin, and most of the time, there’s just nothing to get excited about.

We’re looking at States Avenue (Gas Chambers) as our only option in the data. It’s a beach and jetty setup, exposed to the swell, but the pattern is pretty grim. The water temperature is sitting at 75°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, no real anomaly there.

The first sign of any surfable waves comes on Saturday morning, August 8th. That morning, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell rolling in from the south, with a short period of 6 seconds. The energy is weak (59). The big positive here is a light westerly cross-offshore breeze, which will keep the surface clean. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," so this is the best of a bad bunch – a true standout only because everything else is a complete write-off. It’s still a small, weak wave, and crowds are possible, so get out early if you’re desperate.

After that, it’s a long, dry spell. From Sunday the 9th all the way through to the end of the forecast period on Monday the 17th, every single session is rated as "poor surf conditions." The swell just doesn’t get its act together. Most days are under 3ft, the periods are short, and the wind is a mess – mostly cross or cross-onshore, making it choppy and ugly. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Friday the 14th with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 0.7ft, so it’s completely flat. The energy values are in the teens and twenties, meaning there’s basically no power.

Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, the afternoons with stronger cross-onshore wind and a bit of chop might be more interesting than trying to paddle. For the surfer, it’s grim. The best call is that Saturday morning, August 8th. It’s not much, but it’s the only call.

Rusty.

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