ADs/Doubles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, giving you the skinny on ADs/Doubles in imperial.

For the next week or so, it’s a tough stretch. The wind is stuck out of the east-northeast, blowing cross or cross-onshore most days, and it’s keeping everything lumpy and ragged. The water temp is about 80°, pretty normal for this time of year, so no worries there. The first few days have tiny swell and bad wind, so don’t bother paddling out unless you like a beating.

Things start to look slightly better around Sunday the 26th. The swell picks up with some longer period energy, but that cross-wind is still making it a bumpy session. The wave energy is moderate, hitting the 1300s (combined energy), but it's still just "marginal". The real window opens up on Wednesday the 29th of July. That morning the wind turns cross-offshore from the north-northeast at 15 mph, cleaning the surface right up. You’ve got 7ft of E swell at 12 seconds, with moderate energy (1604). The afternoon is even cleaner, with 7ft from the ENE at 11 seconds and solid moderate energy (1431). That Wednesday afternoon is your standout. The wind is light and clean, and the swell has some real push. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be the best shape you get all week. Don’t be surprised if there’s a few other heads out—crowds are often there for a reason.

After that, it fades again. The swell hangs around but we lose that good wind, and by early August it’s back to cross-onshore junk at 15-22 mph. There’s a size spike on Wednesday the 5th of August with 8ft from the ENE at 13 seconds and strong energy (2517), but the wind is still cross and messy. That’s for experts only, and honestly, with that wind it’s looking more like a kite session than a clean surf.

So to sum it up: your best bet is the 29th of July. Everything else is a bit of a waiting game with a lot of chop mixed in.

Rusty.

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