Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we’ve got coming up over the next couple of weeks at Suicides. I gotta be straight with you, this is a tough one to call. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of conditions that just aren’t going to deliver any decent surf. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off, with nothing surfable on the table. It’s a solid stretch of poor quality, so don’t bother waxing up just yet.

The first sniff of anything we can call a wave comes in on Tuesday the 4th of August, but it’s a total mess. We’re looking at a weak 3ft swell from the north, but the wind is a cross-onshore from the NNE at 12 mph, making it choppy and bumpy. Combined wave energy is low at 153. Water temp is sitting at 73°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least it’s not freezing, but that’s about the only positive.

This theme just keeps rolling. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th are more of the same: chest-high slop from the north-northeast, with the wind staying cross-onshore and freshening up to 16 mph. The energy creeps up to the mid-200s, but it’s all junk. By Friday the 7th, the swell bumps to 5ft with a bit longer 8-second period, and energy hits 339, but the wind is still howling from the north at 16 mph, cross-onshore, ruining any chance of a clean face.

Saturday the 8th afternoon actually has the wind going onshore from the north for a second, but the swell is still just a messy 5ft. It’s not the kind of onshore that cleans things up; it’s just more chop. The pattern locks in through the whole first week and into the second. Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th see the wind picking up to a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore, making it lumpy and horrible. We’re stuck with waist-to-chest high, wind-affected waves.

Mid-week, on Wednesday the 12th, the wind drops back to a moderate 16 mph, but it’s still cross-onshore, and the swell remains unappealing. Even on Thursday the 13th morning, when the wind eases to a light 6 mph, the swell is a weak 4ft from the north with a short 7-second period, and it’s still cross-onshore. The energy is moderate at 248, but without clean wind, it’s pointless.

The only time we see a bit of a pulse is around Saturday the 15th of August. The swell builds to 6ft from the north, with energy hitting 538 – that’s a solid moderate-to-strong pulse. But the wind is still a cross-onshore from the north at 9 mph in the morning. For a break like Suicides, which is a reef setup and exposed to the north, that size with that wind is just going to be a washing machine. It’s too big for beginners at 6ft, but the quality is so poor that even experts won’t find anything. Honestly, with that much swell and poor conditions, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The last few days, from Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th, taper off back to 4ft to 5ft slop, with light to moderate cross-onshore winds. The 8-second period keeps the waves fat and weak. Wednesday the 19th sees another uptick to 6ft and energy of 385, but again, the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, and the afternoon goes onshore. There’s just no window of clean, offshore wind here. No standout sessions, no hidden gems. It’s a full-on drought.

Rusty.

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