Tuckers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk Tuckers. Gotta be honest with you, looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. For the first couple of weeks, we’re stuck with tiny, messy, onshore junk. There’s a glimmer of hope right at the very end, but we’re talking August 11th before anything even slightly interesting shows up.

Starting now, through the end of July and right into the first week of August, it’s grim. We’re looking at a solid run of tiny waves, mostly under 2 ft, coming from the east or southeast with periods all under 10 seconds. That’s short-period windswell at best, and the wind is a constant problem. For days on end, it’s a strong cross-onshore breeze from the southwest at 25 mph, creating poor, messy, blown-out conditions. The water is warm, about 82°, which is pretty standard for the time of year, but that’s the only nice thing I can say.

There’s a brief pulse of energy on July 28th morning, with the swell jumping to 7 ft from the SSW, but the period is a weak 7 seconds and the wind is still howling cross-onshore at 25 mph. The combined energy hits 460 (moderate), but that won’t matter because it’ll just be a messy, blown-out wall of water. This is one for the kites, not the paddle surfers, honestly.

We then hit a long, flat, and choppy patch. From the end of July right through August 9th, the swell barely scrapes 3 ft. The wind switches around but stays mostly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping everything lumpy and uninviting. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting in the 30s and 60s the whole time.

Now, the one bright spot comes on August 10th. Things finally start to look interesting. Monday morning we get a shift: a cross-offshore wind from the west at 15 mph, bringing clean conditions to a 2 ft swell from the SSE with an 8-second period. The combined energy is 61 (weak), but the clean faces will make it feel much better than the size suggests. For a point break like Tuckers, that longer-period swell and clean wind is exactly what you want. The best session is likely Monday morning.

Then, by Tuesday August 11th, we get the biggest (relative) pulse of the whole window. The swell jumps to 3 ft from the NNE, with a 6-second period. The combined energy hits 119 (moderate). The wind is a moderate cross-shore from the WSW at 15 mph. It’s not glassy, but it’s way better than anything else we’ve seen.

So, the standout is August 10th, Monday morning, at Tuckers. It’s the cleanest, most surfable it’s going to get. August 11th has a bit more energy but with a shorter period and cross-shore wind. Everything else is pretty much a write-off for a wave-riding surfer. Keep an eye on that Monday though.

Rusty.

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