Tices Sholls Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

First up, we’re looking at Tices Sholls. The first real window is Monday, August 3rd, in the afternoon. We’ve got a 6ft south swell, period of 8 seconds, with a cross-offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy is moderate at 792, and the water is sitting at 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice little bonus. The conditions are clean, and the forecast is calling for very good surf. This is the pick of the bunch—a solid, punchy sandbar wave for the beginner-friendly crowd. The swell direction from the south matches up with what this break likes to see. It’s a bit of a short period, so expect a bit of a dumpy, steeper face, but it should be fun. Just keep in mind, crowds are possible here.

After that, the week falls off a cliff. From Tuesday the 4th onwards, we’ve got a long stretch of poor surf. The wind swings onshore or cross-onshore, the swell drops to under 4ft, and the energy levels are weak. The morning of Wednesday the 5th offers a tiny 3ft south swell with glassy conditions, but it’s barely surfable and not worth the paddle. The rest of the week is a write-off with choppy, lumpy conditions and cross-shore breezes. There’s a gap of several days with no real recommendations.

Into the second week, things don’t get much better. The swell is anemically small, often under 2ft, with period dropping to 5 or 6 seconds. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the energy is low (mostly two-digit values). The morning of Monday, August 10th, shows a 3ft south swell with a light offshore wind from the WNW, giving clean conditions, but it’s tiny. It’s a very ordinary surf—maybe a longboard or a foiler if you’re desperate. After that, it’s more of the same: small, weak, and messy. The last few days of the forecast show a slight increase in period to 9 seconds, but the swell is still only 0.7-1ft, so it’s flat.

Rusty out.

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