Trestles (Uppers) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long, hard look at what we've got cooking for Trestles (Uppers) over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I'll be straight with you—this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a real flat spell to kick things off. The first few days are basically a write-off. Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are showing tiny 2ft swells from the SW with cross-onshore winds, and the energy is weak (308). The water’s running a lot warmer than usual for this time of year at 73°F, but that doesn't help the surf. Those are days to leave the board in the car.

We start seeing a little pulse building around Thursday the 17th. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSW, but it's still messy with a cross-onshore wind chopping things up. The energy is moderate (469), but the quality just isn't there. This pattern of marginal, mostly poor surf drags on through the end of the week and into the next. The swell hangs around 3ft from the SW through the 21st, but the winds are fickle, often swinging cross-onshore. The wave comment keeps calling it "marginal" at best.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is a bit later. Look at the 19th of September, Saturday morning. The swell is still small at 3ft from the SW, but the wind turns light and variable, going "on." The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 513, and the period is a nice long 18 seconds. That long-period groundswell will wrap in and, on a point like Uppers, it could produce a few clean, lined-up waves. The crowds will be inevitable here, but for a point break that handles that swell direction well, it’s the closest we get to a sparkle. It’s the best on offer, but keep your expectations in check; it’s not a day to call in sick for.

After that, we fade back into the same old story. Through the last week of September, it’s small 2ft to 3ft surf with onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The energy drops back off (300-200 range), and the period gets shorter, meaning weaker, sloppier waves. There's a brief morning on the 29th with a light offshore breeze (3 mph from the SW) and a 2ft swell with a 16-second period, which could be clean but tiny. That’s a long way off, though, and given the pattern, it’s hard to get excited.

So really, for the next 16 days, there are no true standouts. Saturday the 19th morning is the only time the stars align for a session that might be worth paddling out for. The rest is a waiting game. Keep the wax dry.

- Rusty

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