Taft (Siltetz River) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got cooking for Taft (Siltetz River) over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the surf is on the small side, nothing to get too worked up about. The water temperature is sitting right where you’d expect for this time of year, nothing wild. The best of the action is going to be early on and then again much later in the window.

Monday morning the 14th is your first real go. We’ve got some clouds, a glassy 4ft WNW swell with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is low, clocking in at 309, but with that glassy wind it’s about as clean as it gets for a small day. The wind is light out of the WNW. Afternoon turns messy with a cross-shore breeze.

Things go a bit flat and choppy through the middle of the week. The swell sticks around 3ft to 4ft, but the wind is all wrong with a cross-shore that kills the quality. The period is short and the energy is still weak, under 250. Not worth your time.

We get a slight bump on Thursday the 17th morning, with clean offshore wind and a 5ft NW swell. The energy jumps up to 489, which is moderate. It’s a short-period swell though, so it won’t have much push. The wind is light offshore, making it clean but the wave shape might be a bit lumpy. By Friday the 18th morning, we get a 5ft NW swell with glassy conditions again and 477 energy. That’s a decent little window for a paddle if you’re keen and don't mind a short-period wave.

Then it goes quiet again. The swell drops right down over the weekend of the 20th and 21st, with tiny waves and strong cross-shore winds. A couple of long-period pulses come through, 18 seconds and 17 seconds, but they’re tiny at 2ft and 2ft. The energy is moderate on paper at 300 to 585, but with that size it’s just not going to break properly at a river mouth.

Now, the real standout shows up on Thursday the 24th morning. That’s a week and a half out so don’t bank on it, but it’s the best on the charts. We get a 5ft WNW swell, period of 10 seconds, glassy wind, and the energy hits 561, which is moderate and building. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions” and that’s about as close to a no-brainer as we get this far out. The swell direction is from the WNW, which is right in the optimum slot. That morning will be clean and fun.

After that, Friday the 25th afternoon offers a small 4ft W swell with glassy wind, and again energy at 387. It’s small but clean. Monday the 28th morning also offers a glassy 4ft NW swell with 275 energy, another small but clean session.

So overall, we’ve got a big gap in the middle, a promising glimmer late in the second week, and a few clean but small windows early on. The best is Thursday the 24th. If you can wait, that’s the one to aim for.

Rusty.

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