Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what’s on the table for Sul. Honestly, this stretch is a tough one. There’s no real standout window, and the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience if you’re chasing a proper session.

The water’s sitting at a warm 78°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick suit.

The first real sniff of something surfable comes on Monday, August 10, early. It’s small, only 2ft from the ENE with a short 6-second period, so it’s pretty gutless. The wind is glassy though, which is a rare treat here, so if you’ve got a longboard and zero expectations, you might scratch out a few. The combined energy is weak, just 83.

After that, it’s a dry spell of poor surf until Wednesday morning, August 12, when we see a bump. Swell jumps to 7ft from the SSE, period only 7 seconds, so it’s a bit of a messy, wind-affected beast. The energy reads 577 – moderate – but with rain showers and a cross-onshore breeze, it’s not going to be pretty. That size is getting into the too-big-for-beginners range and the quality is poor. This setup, with the beach-break nature, honestly looks more like a kiter’s playground than a paddle session.

Thursday morning, August 13, the swell drops to 4ft from the east, period 7 seconds, energy at 280. Still marginal. Wind is light and cross, but the conditions are just ordinary.

There are a few more mornings scattered through the second week – like Monday, August 17, with a glassy 2ft from the ESE (11-second period, 161 energy), and Tuesday, August 18, with a glassy 3ft from the ENE (6-second period, 131 energy) – but these are tiny, weak, and really just for the desperate.

Wednesday, August 19, morning is the only time the wind goes cross-offshore, with a light NNW breeze and 3ft from the SE (7 seconds, 160 energy). It’ll be clean, but the swell is small and inconsistent, so you’ll be hunting for a corner that works.

Honestly, there’s no one day I’d call a true standout. If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, I’d say Monday morning, August 10, for the glassy conditions on the tiny east swell, or Wednesday morning, August 19, for the clean, cross-offshore wind on a slightly bigger, but still small, swell. Neither will have you calling your mates, but it’s what we’ve got.

The rest of the 16-day run is mostly poor surf, with a lot of cross-onshore chop and weak energy. A blank run like this is pretty normal for this area when the angles aren’t lining up.

Rusty.

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