Trestles (Lowers) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at the waves on the calendar for the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a real test of patience, I’ll tell you that right now.

The short version? We’ve got a long stretch of small, wind-affected surf ahead. The good news is there’s a pulse of slightly better energy late in the window, but we’ve got to earn it with a lot of flat, grovelly days first. The water is running *much warmer than normal* for this time of year at a warm 74.3° – you might not even need a spring suit at dawn, honestly.

The first real option isn’t until Thursday the 13th, and even then it’s marginal. Trestles (Lowers) is a beach and reef set-up that’s very consistent and exposed to the SW. On Thursday morning, we’re looking at a small 2.3ft SW swell with a 16-second period. The energy is weak at 340, and while the wind is light and onshore, the call is marginal at best. Thursday afternoon bumps up slightly to 2.9ft SW, but the onshore breeze picks up, making it messy.

Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are more of the same story. We see a touch more energy on Friday afternoon, hitting 699, but the swell stays tiny at 2.6ft from the SSW. It’s still marginal and bumpy. Saturday afternoon has the biggest swell of the week at 3.9ft from the SSW at 16 seconds, and the energy is moderate at 718. But that WSW cross-on wind keeps it from being any good. It’s a frustrating tease.

We slide into the start of next week with nothing but poor conditions. The swell drops off, the wind stays cross-on, and it’s just a lot of small, choppy mush. Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th are essentially write-offs. There’s a solid three-to-four day stretch here with nothing worth paddling out for. You’re better off doing a few maintenance laps on the longboard or just waiting it out.

Heading into the weekend of the 23rd and 24th, there’s still nothing doing. The swell’s tiny and onshore, with light winds but junk surf. It’s a real blank run for the area, which does happen.

But hold on. The light at the end of the tunnel is the 26th of August, which is a full week and a half away, so take this with a grain of salt. That Wednesday is the standout in this whole forecast. The morning shows a 2.9ft swell from the south with an 18-second period and moderate energy at 873. The wind is offshore, WSW at 6 mph, which will keep it glassy. It’s still small, sure, but with that long-period groundswell and clean conditions, it could set up some proper little barrels on the reef at Lowers.

Then, the afternoon of the 26th is the real kicker. The swell mixes in a secondary S and SSE component, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 1134. The period stays at a solid 16 seconds, and while the height is still a modest 2.9ft, the wind is a light WNW cross-on. That’s a promising combo. It's late in the game and not a guaranteed classic, but it’s the only day I’d genuinely be excited about. It’s looking like the pick of the bunch, for sure, but the low period and smaller size might mean it’s a bit softer than a true standout.

Other than that, the forecast is a whole lot of nothing. Hang tight, fellas.

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