Amaralina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Amaralina and, honest to god, it’s a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out period of mostly poor surf conditions, with only a couple of very brief windows where you might get a surfable wave, though nothing to write home about. The first real chance doesn’t come until the end of the first week, and even then, it’s more about the clean conditions than any power.

The action kicks off Wednesday the 22nd of July, but don’t get excited. We’ve got rain showers and a moderate cross-shore breeze from the east at 12 mph, wrapping up a 6ft swell from the ESE with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (460), but the wind is ruining any chance of a decent wave. It’s messy, it’s choppy, and it’s a no-go. That afternoon is just as rough with the wind turning cross-onshore.

Thursday the 23rd of July brings the first glimmer of hope. The morning is glassy – absolutely flat calm, with a light offshore from the SW at 0 mph. The swell has dropped to 5ft from the ESE, period still 8 seconds, and the combined energy has backed off to a moderate 262. It’s not perfect, but that glassy surface will make it look and feel a million times better than the days before. This is your best bet for the whole outlook, but it’s a very short window. The water temp is sitting at 78°, which is about average for this time of year. That afternoon the wind swings around and chops it up again.

From Friday the 24th of July onward, the swell steadily drops and the wind stays in that nasty cross or cross-onshore direction. We’re talking swell heights shrinking from 4ft down to 2ft through the end of the month, with periods dropping to 7 and even 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak, mostly under 100. It’s going to be a long, flat, choppy slog. Sunday the 26th of July morning has a clean, cross-offshore breeze from the NE at 3 mph, but the swell is a tiny 3ft with a 7-second period. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Wednesday the 29th of July morning is another glassy moment, with a NE breeze at 3 mph and a tiny 2ft swell. It’s clean, but there’s barely any push. The pattern continues through the first week of August – the swell stays small, the wind is mostly from the east or southeast, and the conditions are described as poor. The best you can hope for is a clean early morning with a knee-high wave.

A small bump in combined energy arrives on the 2nd of August (Sunday), with a 3ft to 4ft ESE swell and a period stretching to 9 seconds, giving the wave a bit more shape. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s still choppy and not worth the paddle out. The water temp anomaly is normal, so nothing weird there.

The biggest combined energy of the whole period hits on the 6th of August (Thursday) morning, with a 280 from a 2ft SSE swell and a period of 11 seconds. That’s a long period groundswell, which would normally be a good sign, but 2ft is tiny. It’s a long period, so the sets will be well-spaced, but with that east-southeast wind blowing at 16 mph, it’s a messy, blown-out windswell situation. Not worth it.

So, if you’re looking for a surf, focus on the Thursday the 23rd of July morning. That’s the standout. The glassy conditions and the 5ft swell will be the cleanest and most powerful you’ll see. After that, there’s a long gap of poor conditions until the 29th of July morning, which is another clean but tiny window. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off. It’s not a bad run for the area, just a quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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