Akabane Long Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your coffee, let’s have a look at the charts. It’s going to be a bit of a quiet start here at Akabane Long Beach on Saturday, July 4th with tiny junky waves around 1ft from the ESE and a cross-on breeze making things a mess. The combined swell energy is a weak 30. Honestly, not worth paddling out for. That same small, scrappy stuff hangs around through Sunday with some short-period windswell, but still no quality.

Monday the 6th sees a bump in size to about 4ft, but the period is short and it’s still a bit lumpy. You’ll get some waves but nothing to write home about. By Tuesday the 7th, we’ve got a longer-period SSE swell at 4ft, and the energy ticks up to 847. The morning has a cross-onshore wind though, so the surface isn’t great.

Now, Wednesday the 8th – the swell ramps up to 7ft from the SSE with a solid 16-second period and a combined energy reading of 4277. Winds are still cross-onshore in the morning, but the swell is there. It’s getting into the bigger range, so mainly for experienced surfers.

Here’s the standout – Thursday, July 9th. The morning is a dream: glassy conditions, no wind at all, and a powerful 10ft swell from the SSE with a long 16-second period. Combined energy is a whopping 4469. It’s big, clean, and lined up. Just know that at 10ft, this is for experienced crew only. This is easily the best session on offer. The same massive, glassy swell pattern holds through Friday and Saturday mornings (July 10th and 11th), with light offshore or cross-off winds keeping the surface clean. Swell comes from the S at 10ft, and the energy is over 5000. Absolute beast mode, but only for the experts.

By Sunday the 12th, the swell drops a touch to 8ft, and then through the second week, we see a steady decline. Next Monday and Tuesday (13th and 14th) are poor with onshore winds and messy conditions. Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th are small, weak, and generally not worth it. Friday the 17th has a brief glassy moment in the morning but only 1ft – nothing doing.

The last glimmer comes on Sunday, July 19th morning: a little 3ft SSE swell at 12 seconds, with glassy conditions and a combined energy of 297. It’s clean and just surfable, a nice way to end the outlook if you’re desperate for a tiny, peaceful session.

So, to sum it up: the real magic is the first week – especially Thursday through Saturday mornings (July 9th to 11th) for big, clean, expert-only waves. The middle of the second week is a flat, windy write-off. The very end offers a small but clean option.

Rusty.

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