The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at the charts for The Spit, and I’ll be straight with you – this is a rough stretch. It’s a river mouth, a beginner-friendly spot, but we’re looking at a pretty flat, wind-battered run for the next couple of weeks. The water is sitting at about 69°, which is normal for this time of year, nothing crazy.

The Spit is exposed to the east, and the swell we’re seeing is mostly out of the east-southeast, so it’s not completely shut out – but the energy is weak. The best window we’ve got is early on, Monday morning, August 3rd. The swell is only 3ft, period around 11 seconds, coming from the southeast. The wind is glassy, dead calm with a light SSE air – that’s clean. The combined energy is moderate (177), but it’s really just a small, surfable wave. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the best in a pretty flat period.

Tuesday morning, August 4th, is also worth a mention – 1ft from the east-southeast, but the wind is a light cross-offshore from the northwest, so it’ll be clean. The energy is weak (67), tiny waves.

Wednesday morning, August 5th, we get another glassy calm session – 3ft from the east, period 10 seconds, combined energy moderate (134). Very ordinary, but clean.

After that, the wind just turns ugly. The whole rest of the first week and into the second week is a mess of cross-onshore, onshore, or strong breezes from the south-southeast. The swell does bump up a bit – we see 4ft on Wednesday, August 12th, from the east, period 8 seconds – but it’s accompanied by a moderate cross-onshore wind and rain showers, making for poor, choppy conditions. The energy is moderate (385), but the quality is junk.

We’ve got a long gap of poor surf here. The next half-decent moment doesn’t come until Sunday morning, August 9th – 3ft from the east, period 9 seconds, glassy wind from the north. Clean, but small. Then again Monday morning, August 10th, with a light offshore from the west, 3ft east swell, period 9 seconds – clean but tiny.

The second week is a write-off. The wind is relentless from the south-southeast, smashing the swell. There’s a bit more size on Friday, August 14th, with 4ft from the east-northeast, but it’s coming with a strong breeze and rain – that’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle session. The energy is moderate (231), but it’s messy.

Honestly, this is a flat and wind-affected outlook. The only windows worth paddling out are the glassy or offshore mornings in the first few days. If you’re a beginner at The Spit, you might get a few small, clean waves on Monday or Wednesday morning, but don’t expect much. The rest is just a waiting game.

Rusty

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