Tices Sholls Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Tices Sholls. Honestly, looking at the next 16 days, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a few windows where it’s surfable, but nothing that’s going to have you scrambling for the phone. The overall pattern is small, weak swell and a lot of onshore or cross-shore wind, which is going to mess things up.

Let’s start with this Friday morning, July 10th. We’ve got a tiny 1 ft swell from the ENE, period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (47). The wind is a light offshore from the NW, though, so it’ll be clean. It’s surfable, but it’s really small. Not worth getting excited about. Friday afternoon actually looks a bit better with a glassy 2 ft from the S and only 3 mph wind, but again, the period is short at 6 seconds. It’s a knee-high dribbler.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Saturday, July 11th, all the way through to Wednesday, July 15th, the scores are all zeros. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, and the swell is tiny and weak. The conditions are just poor. A couple of mornings there, like Tuesday, July 14th, and Wednesday, July 15th, have a clean look with cross-offshore wind, but the swell is barely 1.0 ft to 1 ft, so there’s just nothing to ride.

Thursday, July 16th, is another one of those “surfable but very ordinary” days. The morning has a glassy 3 ft from the SSW with a risk of thunderstorms, and the combined energy bumps up to 84. It’s clean, but it’s still a short-period swell, so it’s going to be fat and slow. Afternoon gets messy again.

The best on offer in this whole period looks like it’s going to be Saturday, July 25th, in the morning. That’s over two weeks away, so take it with a grain of salt, but here’s the catch. We’ve got a 5 ft swell from the SSE, period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (126). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SW at 16 mph. For Tices Sholls, which is a sandbar break that’s best with an offshore from the WNW, the cross-off is okay. The southwest wind will keep it reasonably clean. The swell is a bit small and short-period, but it’s the biggest and cleanest combination we see. The crowds are “sometimes” there, so you might get a few others out. It’s not a stand-out epic session, but it’s the pick of a very average bunch.

A quick note on the water: the temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

So, to sum it up: a few tiny, clean windows early on, then a long stretch of nothing good, and a promising but not guaranteed look on the 25th. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Friday morning or Thursday morning might get you a few, but honestly, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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