So frustrating… S Platte River needs a VFMP (Voluntary Flow Management Program) like the Upper Arkansas River has for BV/Salida. Read about their VFMP: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/ArkansasHeadwatersRecreationArea/Documents/Admin/Publications/VFMPInformationalBrochure.pdf Speaking of Salida and the Scout Wave… Get it folks before the water turns down more than likely on August 16th, the day after the Upper Ark VFMP ends for […]
Category: SURF FORECAST
We are in the know and give you the river flow info letting you know when the waves are surfable well before it hits the gauges. Scroll down for Chatfield Dam pre-release info and periodic detailed surf reports. Click on the headline/title to read the full surf report.
Chatfield Reservoir release will decrease from 55 to 40 cfs today, Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Not many water calls right now. Keep an eye on late day storms. Noticed that Brent Schantz is no longer the DWR River Operations & Compact Coordinator for Division 1. Wish him well and thank him for all the service to the S. Platte River and beyond he had provided. LBK
No gate change today. The Chatfield Reservoir release will remain at 55 cfs today, Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
Crappy hit below the helmet today at Scout. LBK
No gate change today. The Chatfield Reservoir release will remain at 55 cfs today, Monday, July 24, 2023.
Come on we have been sitting on basically 60cfs for 5 days straight 24 hrs a day…. Somebody close the gate more for like night hours and open it wider for daylight surf hours…. In the Upper Arkansas River that the Scout Wave is on, they call it the VFMP (Voluntary Flow Management Program) that […]
Surf Forecast for Week 7/24-28/23
Changed the layout of the report a bit…. Not much on the horizon this week for local surf in metro-Denver. Still looking like dry hot 5 days ahead. Chatfield Reservoir is full but the calls for water by agriculture and municipalities seem to be scant…. Not saying the RRP river surfing season is over just […]
Chatfield Reservoir release will remain at 60 cfs today, Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Read the surf forecast for today as well. Especially if you are traveling to surf the Scout Wave. LBK
Surf Forecast for Sunday 7/23/23
Local surf drops, however; Beavers, 16th Street, and Dave’s Wave are still surfable with bigger boards. RRP looks unlikely today as there is not much in water calls; but, will update when Chatty official release info is announced later today. Monsoonal moisture has retreated southward from Wyoming/Colorado into New Mexico over the weekend with a […]
Surf Forecast for Sat 7/22/23
Chatfield Reservoir release will remain at 60 cfs today, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Sorry about date mess ups yesterday. Phone service was glitchy at Scout so corrections were not made.) Late rains hit yesterday again around Denver but not in the right spots or amounts to get a proper gutter bump. Though Sixx looked almost […]
Surf Forecast for Fri 7/19-20/23
Chatfield Reservoir release will increase from 50 to 60 cfs today, Thursday, July 21, 2023. Monsoon rains must have hit again Thursday in Denver. Six was surfed at high gutter bump flow by those brave enough to be there at the right moment. Next few days are hit and dry. Keep an eye on Chatty […]
Chatfield Reservoir release will increase from 30 to 50 cfs today, Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Came up a bit…. We are in Salida and it rained up here hard. Looks like some rain must have hit the front range as well. RRP has some flow. Might be a gutter bump day of sorts with a chance of rain forecasted in metro Denver in the evening Keep an eye on the […]
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