The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the beach. Let's talk about what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta say, the start of the period is a tough one. We're lookin' at a real dry spell for the first few days. The Wedge is just not havin' it through Tuesday, the 1st, and Wednesday, the 2nd. The swell is tiny, only around 2ft to 2ft, and the wind is all wrong with a cross or cross-onshore breeze. It's just poor, choppy, and not worth paddlin' out for. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We get a small glimmer of hope on Thursday morning, the 3rd, with a light onshore wind and a 2ft SSW swell, but it's still only marginal at best. Then Thursday afternoon and all of Friday, the 4th, are written off by a strong cross-wind and a messy chop again. The swell energy is startin' to build, but it's all for nothin' with that wind.

Now, Saturday the 5th is a tease. The swell starts to push up a bit, around 4ft to 4ft from the SSE, and the energy is gettin' solid (922 and 993), but that cross-onshore wind is still ruinin' the party. It's still just a marginal day.

But then, hold onto your boards, because Sunday the 6th is the real standout here. The wind finally swings offshore, out of the North, light, and the surf is clean. Morning sees a 5ft S swell with a combined energy of 1122, and the afternoon is even better with a 4ft SSW swell and energy of 1132. The wave report says "very good surf conditions," and this is the one. The Wedge is gonna be turnin' on with clean, offshore lines. Be ready for a crowd, though, because places like this get busy when the conditions line up.

Monday the 7th is a close second. We're talkin' glassy conditions in the morning with a 5ft S swell. That's a dream scenario. The wind is dead calm, just a slight air, and the water is gonna be like a mirror. The swell is a little bigger, at 5ft, and it's still a solid S swell. The afternoon stays clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. This is prime time.

After that, the wheels fall off again. Tuesday the 8th gets hammered by a strong cross-onshore wind up to 22 mph, and the waves get lumpy and blown out. The rest of the second week, from the 9th through the 16th, is a real battle. The swell drops back down to tiny 1.0ft to 3ft, and the wind is either cross, cross-on, or onshore. It's just a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. There's a couple of days with a long-period swell around 16-18 seconds, which is a shame, because that energy just gets wasted on the wrong wind.

So, to wrap it up: the first few days are a write-off. Your window is Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th. Sunday is the best call for the overall quality with that offshore wind, but Monday morning's glassy, 5ft swell is a very close second. After that, it's a flat, windy, and frustrating 9-day stretch. That's how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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