Stela Maris Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Stela Maris has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the most part. The overall pattern is weak, short-period wind swell fighting against onshore and cross-onshore winds. There’s a long stretch of ordinary to poor conditions, and the only real window that might get you out of bed is a very specific morning session early on. After that, it’s a whole lot of nothing for the rest of the period.

The only standout, and I mean *the only* one, is Friday morning, the 7th of August. We’ve got a tiny bit of swell showing at Stela Maris—3 ft from the east, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak (134). But here’s the kicker: the wind is light from the north at 3 mph, and it’s *glassy*. That’s a major positive. For a few hours, the ocean will be clean. It’s not going to be powerful, and the consistency is there, but it’s a "get what you can" kind of session. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

After that Friday morning window, it falls apart. That afternoon the wind swings easterly at 12 mph and goes onshore, and the surf gets messy. Then from Saturday the 8th all the way through to the end of the outlook on the 22nd, nearly every session is rated as poor surf conditions. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, with speeds mostly between 9 and 16 mph, chopping up the surface. Swell heights hover between 2 ft and 5 ft, but it’s all short-period junk from the east or southeast, with the combined energy occasionally reaching moderate levels (like 343 on the morning of the 12th, or 593 on the afternoon of the 15th), but the wind ruins it every time.

There’s a bit of a tease on the 14th and 15th with some longer-period groundswell (13 to 15 seconds) from the south-southeast, but the swell directions are off the optimum, and the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. The energy is moderate, but the conditions are just too rough to get excited about. After the 15th, the swell period drops back down to short-range junk, and the story is the same: poor.

So, to put it bluntly: Friday morning, the 7th, is your one shot. It’s small, but it’s glassy. The rest is a write-off. Don’t hold your breath for anything else.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change. Rusty out.

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