Wabasso Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty again, but in the old money. The situation is no better: there's basically nothing doing on the surf front for the next couple of weeks. The data I've got for Wabasso (Florida) shows a long, sad stretch of tiny, weak waves. We're talking about a solid 16-day window with no good surf options to speak of. Every single session is marked as poor surf conditions, so don't hold your breath. The only thing worth noting is that the break itself rarely breaks, which makes this blank run a bit more normal for the area.

Looking at the numbers, the swell is a joke. We're looking at a max of just 3 ft out of the east, with a weak period of only 8 seconds – that's short-period wind slop, not proper groundswell. The combined energy never even cracks three digits, peaking at a measly 84 on the 24th of July. That's barely enough to get your fins wet. The better news is that when the wind isn't cross or onshore, you'll get some clean conditions, like on the 26th of July with glassy conditions and 2 ft. But 2 ft and no push? That's a lake.

The water temp is sitting at 83°F, which is 1°F cooler than usual for this time of year – basically average, nothing to write home about.

Forget about picking a standout session. There isn't one. The closest we get to a "maybe if you're desperate" moment is the brief stretch from Saturday the 25th of July through Monday the 27th of July, where the winds go light to glassy, but it's still on a 1 to 2 ft swell with weak energy. The only positive is that it'll be clean. If you're itching to paddle, that's your best, but don't expect a wave you can actually turn on.

A couple of notes for the brave: on Sunday the 26th of July afternoon, you get glass with 2 ft from the east – that's about as clean as it gets, but it's still tiny. And on Wednesday the 3rd of August morning, we see a fresh offshore breeze from the SW at 19 mph, which will groom the surface, but the swell drops to 2 ft from the southeast with a 4-second period. That short period and small size means it's only going to look like a washing machine.

Honestly, there's nothing here for a proper surfer. If you're into kiting, on the bigger days with the cross-shore wind, it could be fun, but for surfing? Put the board away and come back when the charts look better. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this dead for long around here.

That's it from me. Stay thirsty.

Rusty.

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