Damp Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab your board and wax, folks. Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking properly flat for our stretch. The swell window is all but closed, and you’d be better off doing a few laps in the pool or getting your gear ready for a dry spell. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing on the horizon.

Right now, it’s dead calm. We’re looking at a full gap in the action from now through the coming days and into the weekend. The 9th and 10th bring some light, cross-off winds, but there’s simply no swell to push through. It’s clean, but empty. The water temp is sitting at about 64°F, which is about average for this time of year.

The first faint hint of anything shows up on Thursday the 10th, with a tiny, windswell-like bump at 0.7ft from the north, with a short 5-second period. Honestly, it's not worth paddling out for. The energy is weak (2), and it’s just not going to be any fun. We’re in for a full blank run here. This kind of flat spell isn’t unusual for this area, but it doesn’t mean we can’t be optimistic—forecasts can change.

The 11th sees another weak pulse, 1ft from the south, but at only 2 seconds, it’s barely a ripple. Combined energy is at a pathetic (1). This is a continued nothingburger. The offshore winds keep things looking tidy, but you can’t ride wind. We're not even at the point of calling it a "kite surfing" day, it's just that flat.

We’re going to keep seeing this pattern through the middle of next week. The 14th and 15th keep the same story: clean mornings, light winds, but zero swell. The weather is looking good, but the ocean is looking like a lake.

As we push into the weekend of the 20th and 21st, a little more wind kicks up. But it's cross-shore and messy, with a tiny, pathetic north pulse of 0.7ft on the 20th. It’s not surfable. The energy is still just (1). There's nothing on offer.

The final stretch of the window, the 22nd through the 24th, brings some proper strong winds—offshore at times, but the ocean remains flat. The forecast shows no swell at all. While the winds will be oceanic, they will be doing nothing for the surf. It's all just a dead period, I'm afraid.

So here’s the bottom line: There are no good surf options in the entire 16-day window. I’ve never seen a stretch this empty. The guidance is clear that there are no swell-generating systems headed our way. If you’re a beginner, you might not mind the lack of size, but there is literally nothing to ride. It’s a total blank. Keep your head up, check back in a few days, and we’ll see if the models change their tune.

Stay salty.

Rusty

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