The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience. We’re looking at a real flat spell for The Spit, and I mean proper flat. There’s nothing that’s going to get your heart racing for a while, and that’s just the way it is.

The first few days are a total write-off. Tuesday (18th) and Wednesday (19th) are all cross-onshore slop, with swell around 5ft to 6ft but it’s messy, lumpy, and just not worth your time. The energy is weak to moderate at best. Thursday (20th) isn’t much better, still onshore and average. You’re looking at a solid blank run here, days of nothing.

Now, things start to settle down around Friday morning (21st). We get a bit of a reprieve with the wind going glassy and the swell dropping to a tiny 3ft from the E. It’s surfable, but honestly, it’s the definition of “ordinary.” The energy is weak (185), and the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s not going to have any punch. It’s a groveler’s session at best. Friday afternoon is gone again as the cross-on breeze kicks back in.

The weekend isn't much of a story. Saturday (22nd) and Sunday (23rd) offer up some clean conditions thanks to northwesterly winds, but the swell is tiny—around 3ft with weak energy. Sunday morning is glassy and the most promising, but you’re still surfing ankle-biters. The energy is barely registering, around 81. It’s a longboard and a lot of patience kind of morning.

From Monday (24th) through to Friday (28th), it’s a wasteland. The swell drops right off to 1ft, the periods are short, and there’s no consistency. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or onshore. There’s just nothing to chase. You’d be better off checking the tide charts for a walk.

Now, the long-range forecast for the end of the month is the only thing that’ll keep you going. So, mark your calendar for the 29th and 30th of August. Saturday the 29th shows a bump in size to 4-4ft, but it’s coming from the ESE with a short period of 5-6 seconds. The energy does pick up though (113-186), and the wind is clean and cross-off. It’s semi-promising, but the short period means it’ll be a bit walled and sectiony.

The real standout – and I’m only calling it that because the bar is so low – is Sunday morning, the 30th of August. We’ve got offshore west winds, a glassy surface, and a clean 4ft of east swell. The energy is moderate (114) and the conditions will be the best we’ve seen in the whole window. It’s still not big, but it will be the cleanest, most playful surf on offer.

After that, it’s back to small and ordinary as we head into September. The first couple of days of the new month bring fresh southerly winds and lumpy conditions, and the swell stays small.

Honestly, with the water temp at 68°F, which is about normal for this time of year, you won’t need a thick suit, but you will need a whole lot of hope. The only thing that’s got any real spark is that Sunday the 30th. It’s a long way off, so don’t book the day off work yet, but it’s the one to keep an eye on. For everything else, keep the board in the car and the expectations low.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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