Wabasso Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Wabasso over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough one. The forecast is pretty much a flat spell for the entire 16-day window. We’re looking at a long gap with no real surf to get excited about. The first recommendation doesn’t even pop up until the very end of July, and even then, it’s barely a ripple.

Let’s start with Friday the 31st of July. The water temp is sitting at 81°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 3° cooler – so you might want a slightly thicker spring suit if you’re sensitive to that. The swell is tiny, only 0.7 ft from the east with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a measly 13, which is weak. The wind is light offshore from the southwest, so the surface will be clean, but there’s just no power. It’s poor surf conditions.

Moving into Saturday the 1st of August, we’ve got 1.0 ft of east swell, period dropping to 9 seconds. The morning has a light offshore wind, keeping it clean, but the afternoon turns cross-offshore. Still, the energy is weak (14), and the call is poor surf conditions.

Sunday the 2nd, the swell bumps up to 1 ft from the east, but the period is short at 8 seconds. The wind is a moderate offshore in the morning, so it’ll be clean, but with only 22 energy, it’s not doing anything. Same story Monday and Tuesday – tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, short periods, and while we get some glassy conditions on Tuesday morning, the energy is still weak (40). It’s all poor surf.

The middle of the week sees a slight uptick in swell height, hitting 3 ft on Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th, but the period is a shocking 5 seconds. That’s pure wind chop. The energy climbs to 100 on Friday, which is barely moderate, but with onshore wind, it’s just a messy, choppy sea. Not for surfing.

The weekend of the 8th and 9th offers a little hope. Saturday morning has a light cross-shore wind and 3 ft east swell at 8 seconds, energy at 98. It’s still poor, but it’s the best we’ve seen. Sunday morning the 9th goes completely glassy with 2 ft of east swell, but the period is still short at 7 seconds. It’s clean, but weak.

After that, we fade back into flatness. 0.7 ft to 2 ft for the rest of the run, with periods that are all over the place. The only thing worth noting is on Tuesday the 11th of August, we get a 15-second period on a 0.7 ft ENE swell, giving 41 energy. That’s a long-period groundswell, but it’s so tiny it won’t break. Then on the 12th and 13th, we get some 1 ft ENE swell with 12-second periods and energy in the 60s to 70s, with glassy or clean conditions. Still, poor surf.

Bottom line: There’s nothing here worth paddling out for. Wabasso is rarely breaking, and this forecast proves it. The whole 16-day window is a write-off. For a sandbar that needs a proper push, this is just a flat spell. If you’re dying for a paddle, you might find a knee-high ripple on the 9th of August with the glassy conditions, but don’t expect a wave.

Stay patient, and check back next week. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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