The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. I’m looking at the next sixteen days for The Spit, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch. The forecast is full of small, weak swell and a whole lot of dodgy wind. You’re gonna have to be patient and pick your moments.

The first real chance to get wet isn’t until Thursday morning, August 6th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft easterly swell, with a short period of 8 seconds. The wind is dead calm, glassy, which is a win, but the wave energy is weak (57). The water is sitting at 68°F, which is about average for this time of year. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to blow your mind. The afternoon turns a bit rubbish with an onshore breeze.

Friday morning, August 7th, looks a bit better. The swell picks up a touch to 2ft from the east, period still a short 7 seconds, but we’ve got glassy conditions with a light offshore from the WNW. The water is still clean, and the energy is still weak (66). It’s a small-wave longboard or funboard morning, and it’s the best of a pretty average bunch for the first week.

The weekend is a write-off. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th get chopped up by onshore and cross-shore winds, spoiling what little swell there is. The swell energy does climb into the moderate range (105-186) but the wind ruins it.

Monday morning, August 10th, offers a clean 3ft easterly swell with a moderate offshore breeze from the WSW, but the energy is still weak (142). It’s a clean but tiny wave. The middle of the week looks similar: small, clean enough, but tiny.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the early morning of Friday, August 14th. The swell is only 2ft, but it’s coming from the SE, and the period stretches out to a nice long 10 seconds. It’s dead glassy with no wind, creating a clean, long-period groundswell. The energy is moderate (132) and the wave comment says "surfable." This is your best bet for a clean, if small, session. This long-period swell, though, might be a bit too straight and walled up for a beach break, but it’s the only real highlight.

After that, the second week is a long stretch of messy, wind-affected, small surf. The wind is mostly from the south, creating cross-shore and cross-onshore chop that’ll ruin anything. The swell stays tiny, rarely cracking 3ft, and the wave energy, while occasionally moderate, is always accompanied by rough conditions. Kite surfers might get a kick out of the strong southerly winds and the small, bumpy waves, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a long wait for the next decent window.

Rusty.

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