The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu for The Spit over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a tough outlook. We’ve got a long dry spell staring us down. The chart shows a whole lot of nothing for the first week. From Saturday the 25th of July right through to the end of the month, it’s all poor surf conditions with marginal wind. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is nearly always cross or cross-on, which messes up any chance of a clean face. There’s a bit of a bump on Thursday the 30th with a 4 ft southeasterly swell and moderate wave energy (158), but it’s a short period 7-second wind swell and the fresh cross-shore wind will have it lumpy. Not worth paddling out for.

There’s a real gap here. You’re looking at day after day with no real recommendation until finally, on Sunday the 2nd of August, we get a little glimmer. The morning shows a glassy 2 ft easterly swell, but the energy is weak (54). The conditions are surfable, but very ordinary. The wind is glassy, which is a major positive, but the swell is tiny and the period is short at 6 seconds, so it won’t have any push.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is on Saturday the 8th of August. The swell is up to 5 ft from the southeast, with a combined wave energy of 376. That’s moderate energy, but the period is only 9 seconds, so it’s a wind swell, not a groundswell. The problem is the wind is a moderate cross-shore, so it’s going to be messy and choppy. The conditions are still described as poor. This is a beach/river setup, so with that cross-shore wind and lumpy sea, it might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

The Spit is a consistent, exposed river break that’s best on an easterly swell. The water temp is a normal 70°F for this time of year. Usually, spots like this don’t stay flat for long, and forecasts can change, but this run is a proper blank. There’s nothing here that’s truly worth a dawn patrol.

Rusty.

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