Agami Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you—this stretch for Agami is a tough one. We’re looking at a run of poor conditions that stretches for a solid fortnight. There are no standout sessions, and even the flickers of surfable waves are barely worth paddling for. The lone consistent problem is the wind: nearly every day sees onshore or cross-onshore breeze, which has the surface chopped up. On the positive side, the clear skies mean no rain to deal with, and the water’s sitting at 81°, which is over two degrees warmer than usual for this time of year—so the water’s beautiful, but the surf’s ugly.

The first real chance of any wave comes on Friday, July 10. Early morning you’ll find a glassy surface with 2ft of swell from the WNW and a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is a meek 52 (weak energy), so it’s barely moving. The guidance calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”—and that’s about as good as it gets. You’ll have the break to yourself on this rare-brek spot, but that’s because it rarely breaks, and this is a big heave to get excited about.

From there, it’s all downhill. Saturday July 11 has 3ft onshore junk, and Sunday July 12 brings a little more size at 4ft but with a cross-onshore wind that has the combined energy at 120 (moderate). Still, it’s poor. The pattern of small, onshore surf with 6-to-7-second period drags on through the second week. By Thursday, July 16, the morning goes marginal with a 4ft swell and 118 energy, but again, the wind is onshore. Saturday July 18 sees the biggest swell of the run at 5ft from the NNW, period still short at 7 seconds, energy hits 192 (moderate), but it’s under 16 mph onshore wind and tagged “poor surf conditions.”

Honestly, if you’re looking to get wet, this is more of a warm-water day on the board than any kind of wave-riding mission. If there were better swell direction or longer periods, maybe, but the optimum swell direction here is N, and we’re seeing mostly NNW and NW short-period wash. For beginners, the 5ft+ days like Wednesday July 8 might be too much, but with the onshore wind and short period, it’s slop anyway. Locals know this stretch; blank runs like this aren’t unusual for Agami. Keep an eye on the forecasts—things can change.

Rusty.

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