10th Street (Avalon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for our little stretch of coast. Gotta be straight with you—this is not a pretty picture for a while. We’re looking at a long, dry spell of barely-there surf for the first ten days or so. It’s not until Wednesday, September 3rd that anything worth paddling out for finally shows its face.

From now through the end of August and into the first days of September, it’s pretty grim. Swell heights are hovering around 1 ft to 2 ft with weak energy (13 to 87 on the energy scale) and a mix of cross-off and onshore winds. The wave comment keeps calling it “poor surf conditions,” and honestly, it is. There’s a big gap from today until the start of September where you’d be better off waxing your board and just looking at the ocean. Even when we get a bit of a bump on the 31st of August with a long-period 18-second SE swell, the energy is still weak (87) and the conditions are cloudy with a cross-shore wind.

The first real glimmer comes on Wednesday morning, September 2nd. We finally see some surfable waves, but they’re still ordinary. Swell hits 3 ft from the SE, period 12 seconds, with clean conditions and a light WSW cross-off breeze. Energy is moderate at 203. It’s not a standout, but it’s a start.

Now, the one to circle on your calendar is Thursday, September 3rd. The afternoon is where it’s at. Swell builds to 4 ft from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to a solid 380—that’s a proper pulse. Winds are offshore from the WNW at 12 mph, keeping things clean. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” This is the best of the whole run. That’s the one to aim for at 10th Street (Avalon). For the better part of two weeks, that Thursday afternoon is your only real chance for something with a bit of punch and clean faces.

After that, Friday the 4th drops back to 3 ft with offshore wind but shorter 8-second period and lower energy (124). It’s surfable but nothing to write home about. Then it fades into small, weak waves again through the weekend and into the next week. No other standouts on the horizon.

So, to sum it up: sit tight through a lot of flat and weak days. The one moment that’s worth getting excited about is Thursday afternoon, September 3rd, at 10th Street. Offshore wind, chest-to-head-high ESE swell, and clean conditions. That’s the window.

Rusty.

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