Table Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day spread, it’s a pretty lean stretch for Table Rock. The swell is just not cooperating, and we’ve got long gaps where the energy is practically dead. I wouldn’t be rushing to wet a wetsuit just yet.

The first real sniff of anything happens on the Monday of the 10th, but it’s barely a pulse. A tiny 1.0ft NE swell with a period of 9 seconds and a 12 mph cross-off wind means it’s a no-go. We then go through a whole week of nothing but small, weak waves and poor conditions. There’s a bit of a lift in energy on the 14th (Friday) morning with a 4ft ENE swell and moderate cross-off wind, but the “combined energy of all swells directed here” is only moderate at 168. It’s not clean, and it’s just not worth the paddle.

The story doesn't change much. We get a day on the 17th (Monday) where the system shows a score of 1 out of 10 for "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". That’s the absolute best we see, and it’s a 2ft ENE groundswell with a long 12-second period and a cross-off wind. The energy reading is 116, which is in the moderate zone. It’s something, but barely.

If you’re dead set on getting wet, you’ll be waiting until the second week. The morning of Tuesday the 18th has a glassy 2ft NNE windswell with 8-second period, but the risk of thunderstorms is there, and it’s just small. The following days are more of the same – tiny swells, glassy mornings but no real power. A couple of mornings on the 19th, 20th, and 21st are flat and glassy. The entire stretch from the 10th to the 25th is just a struggle to find a wave above 3ft with decent period and favourable winds.

The only stand-out, if you can call it that, is the very tail end. The morning of Tuesday the 25th offers a glassy 3ft NE swell with a 6-second period (energy of 53). It'll be tiny, but glassy, which is a big plus. It’s about as good as it's going to get, but that's not saying much.

The water temp is a warm 85°, about normal for this time of year. The crowd at Table Rock can be 'sometimes' busy, but with this kind of forecast, I doubt anyone will be out there. This is definitely a case of the surf being more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with a bit of chop.

It’s a tough outlook, folks. The window for anything decent is just too small. We’ll be watching for a change. Stay tuned.

Rusty

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