Willow Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s cookin’ at Willow Creek for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, it’s a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so a good wetsuit is non-negotiable.

The long period groundswell that rolls in at the start has some serious energy behind it, with combined energy readings over 1000 (1028 to 1436), but the cross-shore wind is a constant buzzkill, keeping things chopped up and messy. The swell direction is SSW, but this spot really wants it from the W, so the shape just isn't locking in. The wave comment says it all: marginal. There’s a gap here with no real standouts.

From Sunday the 26th of July right through the end of the week, it’s a case of the same story: cross-shore winds, moderate chop, and waves that are just okay. The energy builds mid-week, hitting 1390 on Monday afternoon, but the wind is just never clean. The afternoon of the 30th sees a jump in size to 7 ft, but it’s a short-period, windswell from the WNW at only 8 seconds – that’s messy and won’t hold up well.

The first week of August isn’t much better. The size drops, the energy fades, and we’re stuck with weak, cross-shore conditions. The water temp anomaly is missing from the data, so I can’t tell you if it warms up.

Now, there is one tiny glimmer. On the 8th of August, Saturday morning, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions. The swell is small at 3 ft from the SSW, with a long 18 second period. The combined energy is a decent 614, and the forecast actually says "expect very good surf conditions." That’s the one to circle. It’s the only time in the whole run where the wind goes glassy, and that’s a massive positive. The swell direction isn’t perfect, but when it’s that clean, you don’t care. The rest of the weekend is back to cross-shore chop.

Bottom line: It’s a long, frustrating run of onshore chop. The only real standout is that Saturday morning, the 8th of August. Don’t get your hopes up for anything else.

Rusty.

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