The Pines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright, let’s talk about the spot. The Pines is a sheltered little reef that doesn’t break often. So when it does, you better be on it. Over the next 16 days, things aren’t looking amazing for the first week, but there are a couple of standout windows that will have the locals frothing.

Water temperature is 58°, right on average for this time of year, nothing weird.

First real action hits Sunday morning, August 23rd. A solid 7ft SSW swell rolling in at 14 seconds. The combined energy is strong (2626). Wind is a light 6 mph from the north, cross-off, keeping it clean. Not too big for a beginner, but that long period on a reef will make the waves a bit walled. It’s a beginner wave when it works, and Sunday looks very good.

Monday, August 24th, drops to 5ft, but wind swings east-northeast, bringing a cross-on kink. Energy drops (1057). Not your day. Tuesday is a total washout with 16 mph onshore wind and chop.

We get a small window Wednesday morning, August 26th – clean, 6ft of SSW swell, light WNW cross-off breeze. Energy is moderate (989). Good, but not the standout.

The standout is Friday, August 28th. Morning brings a 6ft SW swell with a period of 17 seconds – that’s a very long groundswell. The energy is pumping (4233) and winds are light from the north-northwest, offshore. This is *excellent* surf for experienced surfers. The afternoon glass offs to flat calm with a 6ft SW swell at 16 seconds, glassy, 3026 energy. This is the best of the forecast. For a break that rarely fires, this is a major moment.

Saturday, August 29th goes back to marginal. Sunday, August 30th shows a bigger lump – 8ft to 8ft from the SSW, but it’s onshore and messy. That’s expert-only territory and the wind kills it.

Monday, September 1st cleans up with a solid 7ft SSW groundswell at 16 seconds and light offshore winds. Very good. Tuesday, September 2nd holds at 6ft with gentle offshore breezes. Good.

From Wednesday, September 3rd onward, we hit a long flat patch. Swell stays under 5ft with onshore wind or just weak. That lasts all the way until Sunday, September 7th.

Then, right at the tail end, another high-performance window on Sunday afternoon, September 7th. A strong 8ft SW swell with a 15-second period, energy of 4184, and light cross-off wind from the west-southwest. Clean as a whistle. That’s the second standout – excellent for experienced surfers. Just remember it’s a week and a half out, so the crystal ball is a little hazy, but it looks promising.

The Pines is a quiet spot. Crowds are often there when it breaks, so for the Friday 28th and Sunday 7th windows, expect company.

Overall, you’ve got two really sharp windows – one this week, one next. The rest is mostly flat or blown out.

- Rusty

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