The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get into it. The Spit is about the only game in town for the next 16 days, and the truth is, it’s not looking like a classic run. We’ve got a long stretch ahead, so let’s walk through it.

The outlook starts Monday morning, 3rd August. The Spit is a river mouth set-up, exposed to the east, and it’s consistent. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The swell is a small 3 ft from the SE with a period of 11 seconds, giving it a bit of groundswell feel. The wind is glassy – that’s a major plus. The combined swell energy is moderate at 177. It’s surfable, but the conditions are ordinary. The best on offer is that glassy morning window, but it’s a beginner-friendly spot, so don’t expect much push.

Monday afternoon gets onshore and the quality drops. Tuesday morning, 4th August, the swell drops to 1 ft from the ESE (9 seconds), with a cross-offshore wind, so it’s clean but tiny. The energy is weak at 65. Not worth getting excited about. The rest of the week is a grind: small, short-period swell, with winds mostly cross or cross-onshore. Wednesday morning, 5th August, is the standout from this first week – glassy, 3 ft from the east, period 10 seconds, and swell energy back up to 132. That’s the pick of the early days. Clean, but still small.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday all look poor. Too much wind, too much chop. The swell holds around 2 ft to 3 ft, but the wind is ruining it. By Sunday morning, 9th August, we get a brief reprieve: glassy, 3 ft from the east, 8-second period, and energy of 157. It’s surfable, but the period is short so it’ll be a bit fat and weak.

The second week starts with a bit more promise. Monday morning, 10th August, has a clean, offshore wind from the west, 3 ft from the ENE, 9-second period, energy at 135. That’s a solid morning for a beginner-friendly wave. The rest of that week fades again – small, choppy, and inconsistent. The only real standout of the entire 16-day window is the very last entry: Tuesday morning, 18th August. Glassy conditions, 2 ft from the east, but the period stretches to 12 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell pulse. Combined energy is 186. It’s the cleanest, best-shaped wave on offer, but it’s small. If you’re a longboarder or a beginner, that’s your moment.

Between the first and this last session, there’s a gap of about 8 days with very little worth paddling out for. The Spit is consistent, so it tends not to stay poor for long, but this run is a flat patch. The best advice: hit the glassy mornings on 3rd, 5th, 9th, 10th, and definitely the 18th. Everything else is a bust.

Rusty.

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