Catch it early — what's left of this SE swell is fading fast, with Gooch's and Old Orchard leading the pack at a modest ★2 on 6ft sets, while Jenness and North Beach Rye in New Hampshire are holding ★1.5 with cleaner westerly winds. Conditions deteriorate through the day as size drops across the board, and Cisco's already onshore and not worth the drive. Expect the region to go flat by tomorrow and stay that way into the weekend — keep an eye on the long-range models for the next potential pulse.
Marginal conditions this morning up and down the coast, with the Jersey Shore leading the pack — Asbury Park, Avon, Bradley Beach, and Spring Lake are all sitting at a 1.5 out of 5, offering waist-to-chest-high ESE swell at 8 seconds with light cross-shore winds keeping faces semi-clean. Enjoy it while it lasts, because everything is fading fast — expect most spots to drop well below rideable by tomorrow. The next 2-3 days look flat and forgettable, so unless something new develops, it's a good week to wax your board and wait.
Rodanthe is the standout this morning at ★2 with 3ft faces and cross-offshore SSW winds keeping it semi-groomed, while the rest of the OBX sits at ★1 with waist-high slop. Enjoy it while it lasts — this swell is fading hard today, losing close to a foot across most spots by tonight. The next couple days look flat and small as this ENE energy drains out, so unless a new swell materializes, expect a quiet mid-week.
Rough start this morning — every spot on the map is sitting at a star and a half or less, with onshore or cross-onshore winds making a mess of already tiny surf. Atlantic Beach and Flagler Beach Pier at least have some size building, but nothing worth rushing out for right now. The trend is pointing up over the next 24-48 hours though, so keep an eye on Atlantic Beach and Amelia Island as the swell fills in — if the winds back off even a little, there could be something workable by midweek.
Pretty forgettable morning across the Gulf — everything's sitting at ★1 with ankle-to-knee-high ESE windswell and not much period to work with. If you're dragging yourself out anyway, JP Luby and Matagorda have the cleanest looks with cross-offshore to offshore winds, while Port A and Bob Hall are already getting slapped by onshore flow. Conditions hold steady through tomorrow with no meaningful swell change on the horizon, so don't clear your schedule — this looks like a flat, frustrating stretch for the next few days.
Small but surprisingly clean this morning with that long-period SSW pulse — 15-17 seconds is doing the work here. San Onofre, T Street, and The Pier are your best bets at ★2, catching the most size and holding decent shape under light cross to cross-offshore flow before the sea breeze kicks onshore this afternoon. Conditions are building over the next 24 hours, so expect this SSW swell to fill in more through the next couple days — nothing epic, but a solid improvement on what we've got right now.
Clean WNW groundswell is filling in this morning with Humboldt Bay Jetty and Point Arena leading the pack at ★3.5 — Point Arena especially dialed with light offshore NNE winds right now. Humboldt and Moonstone are both jumping significantly over the next 24 hours, so get up there if you can. Swell continues building through the next couple days, so expect faces to push well overhead by tomorrow — just watch for sea breeze going onshore by midday at most spots.
Swell is building nicely out of the W at 12 seconds, but howling S winds up to 34 mph are chopping things up coast-wide. Rialto and Shi Shi are your best bets at ★2.5, with cross winds at least keeping some shape — avoid Hobuck, which is already taking it straight on the nose. This thing keeps building through the next couple days, so if those winds back off even slightly, it could get real fun real fast.
Conditions are pretty forgettable across the islands today — everything's sitting at ★1.0 with sizes running ankle to chest-high at best. If you're desperate to get wet, Backdoor and Pipeline have the cleanest look with cross-offshore to cross ENE winds, but nobody's writing home about 1.8-2ft at 11 seconds. Swell is trending steady through the next couple days with no significant new energy on the horizon, so don't rearrange your schedule waiting for a pulse that isn't coming.
Slim pickings across the island today — everything's sitting at a flat ★1 with ankle-to-knee-high surf and sloppy conditions from strong easterly trades. If you're desperate to get wet, Dogmans, Indicators, and Marias in Rincón are seeing light offshore flow at 9 mph, making them the cleanest options despite the tiny size. Conditions hold steady through the next few days with no meaningful swell on the horizon, so unless you're working on your paddling fitness, might be a good stretch to wax the board and wait it out.
