Stinky Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what Stinky Bay has in store for us.

Right off the bat, I gotta say, it's a pretty grim stretch ahead. We're looking at a real dry spell for the first couple of weeks. There's a tiny window of surfable waves on Tuesday the 28th, but it's nothing to write home about. The water is sitting at 66.2°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year.

For the first week, from Wednesday the 29th all the way through to Monday the 10th of August, it's a total bust. The wave energy is weak, mostly in the 20s and 30s (combined energy of all swells directed here), and the swell is just too small and gutless to do anything with. The wind is all over the place, too. You'll get a few mornings with a clean look, but it's just flat. There's a couple of days with a bit of a stronger offshore breeze, like on the 7th and 8th, but the swell is tiny and the wind is howling at 25 mph, making it a real battle to get into anything.

Now, there is a little glimmer of hope in the second week. On Monday the 10th of August, the swell finally picks up, with a 3.6 ft to 3.9 ft west swell, and the energy jumps to 221 and 230 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It's a solid size, but the wind is onshore and choppy, so the quality is pretty poor.

The real standout, the only session worth pointing your car at, is Wednesday morning, the 12th of August. The swell is a solid 3.9 ft from the west, and the energy is pumping at 230 (combined energy of all swells directed here). But the best part? The wind is glassy. Absolutely flat calm. That's a rare treat. The waves will be clean as a whistle. The period is 8 seconds, so it's a bit of a short-period wind swell, but with no wind, Stinky Bay will be offering up some fun, clean little waves. Keep in mind, this is a surf for the intermediate crew.

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