Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me break down what we’re looking at for Suicides over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a rough stretch. We’ve got a full 16-day window, but the first week and a half is basically a washout for any decent surf. The wind is relentless out of the north and north-northeast, blowing as a cross-onshore breeze almost constantly. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 73°, which is nice, but it doesn’t fix the chop.

From Wednesday the 29th of July through about the 5th of August, the swell is small, mostly 3 ft to 4 ft, and it’s coming from the north with a short, weak period of just 5 to 7 seconds. The combined wave energy is low, mostly between 84 and 258 (moderate energy at best). It’s just poor surf conditions day after day – choppy, lumpy, and messy. The wind is never truly offshore, and the cross-on conditions kill any chance of clean faces. Friday the 7th of August is where things start to change. The swell picks up, hitting 6 ft to 6 ft, with the period stretching to 8 seconds, and the energy climbs into the 400s (strong wave energy). But the wind is still cross-on from the north, so it’s still going to be choppy and lumpy. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August actually see the biggest swell of the whole forecast, hitting 6 ft to 7 ft from the north-northeast, with energy up to 574 (strong wave energy). But again, the wind is a fresh cross-onshore or onshore breeze, so it’s going to be a lumpy, blown-out mess. For a spot like Suicides, which is an exposed reef and works best with a clean offshore wind from the NNW, this setup is a real letdown. The direction is wrong, the wind is wrong, and the quality is just poor.

The one small glimmer might be towards the end of the second week, around the 12th and 13th of August. The swell drops back to a more manageable 5 ft to 5 ft, and we start to see periods of onshore wind from the NNW, which is at least a cleaner direction. The energy is still moderate, in the 200s to 300s. But the wind is moderate, not glassy, and the forecast is far out, so it’s a long shot. The bottom line: there is no standout session here. The best bet would be to wait and see if those later days clean up, but right now, the conditions are more suited to a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of this period. Keep your expectations low, and maybe the forecast will change for the better.

Rusty.

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