Strand (Pipe) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at the charts for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s break it down day by day.

The start of the period is pretty lackluster. We’ve got some small, weak surf on Wednesday, maybe knee-high at best, with a cross-shore breeze messing it up. The swell energy is weak at 120. Not worth getting wet for. The next couple of days see a bit more size but the quality is questionable, with the wind bouncing around. There’s a pulse of energy for Saturday afternoon, with a moderate 5.6ft SSW swell and a 17-second period, generating a strong energy reading of 2542, but the fresh cross-off wind is going to keep it from being perfect. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it.

The real standout of this run is looking like Sunday the 13th. The morning has that beautiful glassy feel, with a 7.9ft SE swell. That’s a solid size, pushing into the more expert territory, but the conditions are described as excellent for those who can handle it. The energy is strong at 1697. The swell direction is a bit different from the usual SW, but when it’s glassy like that, you take it. The afternoon cleans up a bit size-wise to 3.9ft, still glassy, and it’s a great window for the more average surfer. Just watch out for the possibility of a stray thunderstorm.

After that, the wheels fall off for a few days. Monday and Tuesday (the 14th and 15th) are write-offs. Strong, lumpy cross-shore winds and a gutless, short-period swell dropping down. The energy readings are weak, below 800. This is a good time to do some maintenance on your board or watch the pro’s. There’s a bit of a gap in any real quality here for a few days.

Things start to look promising again on Wednesday the 16th with a clean 5.2ft SW swell rolling in, and that moderate cross-off breeze keeping the faces tidy. The energy is strong again at 2277. But the real magic looks like it arrives on Thursday the 17th. We have a 3.6ft W swell with a gentle offshore wind. Clean, lined-up, and user-friendly. That’s the call for the more average surfer in this run.

Then we head into another extended flat and messy spell. The ocean takes a breather from the 19th to the 24th. There are a few pulses of energy, like on Monday the 21st with a 3.6ft SSW swell, but the onshore winds and poor conditions will just chop it all up. The end of the run on the 24th is just poor, with weak energy and a cross-onshore breeze.

So, marking your calendars: Sunday the 13th is the standout for the experienced crew, with that big, glassy, powerful swell. For everyone else, Thursday the 17th looks like the best bet – clean, offshore, and a friendly size. The long-range stuff looks promising, but as always, we’ll have to see how it firms up.

Keep it salty.

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