The Wedge (Allenhurst) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I've got the skinny on the only game in town for the next 16 days. Let's get into it.

The Wedge (Allenhurst) is our only spot in the forecast, and honestly, it's a frustrating stretch of small, lumpy, and generally uncooperative surf. The water is sitting at 77°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year.

We start off with a real dud on Tuesday, August 18th. A tiny 0.3ft SE swell with a 13-second period on the morning, but the wind is onshore and the energy is weak. It's a write-off. The next few days don't get much better. Wednesday the 19th sees a bit more push, 1ft to 2ft, but the period drops and the energy is still pathetic. The wind is a mess, and the surf is just poor.

The weekend of August 22nd and 23rd brings a pulse of windswell from the east, with heights up to 5ft on Saturday. The period is horrible, at 5 to 6 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore. The energy gets up to moderate on Saturday afternoon, but it’s a choppy, blown-out mess. The bright spot here is Sunday afternoon, August 23rd. We get a 2ft swell from the east with a gusty offshore wind from the WSW. The energy is still low, but the wind is offshore, making it clean. The report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not a classic, but it's the first time the wind is right all week.

The following week is a grim march of onshore winds and small, weak swells. There's a period of cleaner conditions on Monday, August 24th, with a 1ft, 12-second SE swell and offshore winds, but the energy is low. It's a clean, tiny wave for a longboard at best.

The real standout, after a long dry spell, arrives on Sunday, August 30th. The morning of the 30th shows a 4ft swell from the SE with a period of 12 seconds and a massive energy reading of very strong. The wind is cross-onshore, but the highlight is the afternoon. The swell drops to 4ft, but the wind turns glassy. This is a long-period groundswell, so it will be wrapping in with some power, but it might be a bit too straight for a beach break. The energy is strong and the conditions are glassy. This is the best on offer, no doubt. However, it's a long way off, so the confidence is a little lower.

Monday, August 31st, has a glassy morning with 2ft, but the energy is only moderate, and by the afternoon the wind is back onshore. After that, it's back to small, weak, and choppy right through to the end of the forecast on September 2nd.

So, to wrap it up: this is a tough outlook. The first week and a half is mostly a bust. The single true standout is the glassy, powerful afternoon of Sunday, August 30th at The Wedge. If you can wait, that's the one to circle on the calendar.

- Rusty

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