The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got cookin’ for The Spit over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’d love to tell you we’re about to get hammered, but the truth is, this stretch looks flat to mostly poor for the next 16 days. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, short-burst windswell and a lot of wind chop. There are no real standouts on the table.

Right off the bat, from Tuesday the 1st right through to Saturday the 5th, it’s a write-off. Swell is barely registering – around 2 ft to 2 ft, and most of it is coming from the East with a weak period around 9-10 seconds. Combined energy is pathetic, stuck between 36 to 76 (weak energy). Winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, making for messy, choppy conditions. You’re better off on the couch.

We see a tiny glimmer early on Sunday the 6th morning. Swell bumps up to 3 ft from the North, short period at 6 seconds, but we get a clean offshore cross-off breeze from the NNW. The energy is still weak at 70, and the waves are small, but for a beginner spot like The Spit (a river mouth), that glass could be rideable. It’s not a standout, but it’s the first thing that’s not pure garbage.

Monday the 7th gets a little bigger – 3 ft from the NNE – but the period drops to just 5 seconds and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind will make it a lumpy, wind-blown mess. That late morning window on Tuesday the 8th is the next tiny highlight. We get 3 ft from the NE with a clean, gentle offshore breeze from the WSW. Combined energy is still pretty weak at 66, but the conditions will be clean.

The middle of the second week looks iffy. On Thursday the 10th, the swell jumps a bit to 3 ft from the SE with energy hitting 204 (moderate energy), but a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind from the SE will blow it out completely. That’s not surfable for a paddle board.

There’s a weird twist about three weeks from now. On Tuesday the 15th of September, the morning turns perfectly glassy with zero wind. The swell is only 2 ft from the East with a 6-second period and weak energy (62). It’s a small, clean wave for a longboard or a beginner. It’s not going to get your heart racing, but it’s the closest thing to a calm, clean session we have in the entire outlook. After that, Wednesday the 16th bumps up to 4 ft from the East (energy at 184), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy again. No good.

All in all, we’ve got a 10-day dry spell from day one until the 15th where you might scrape a clean wave in on the 15th morning. Don't get your hopes high for anything firing. For now, keep the fins sharp, but you're not missing much.

Rusty.

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