Ambatia Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for Ambatia Beach.

First up, the water’s a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at 84°F with a positive anomaly of 3°F, so it’s a bit more tropical than you’d expect.

Right, the honest truth? It’s a pretty bleak stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is just one long flat spell with no real surf on offer. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and there’s no energy to get excited about. The combined swell energy tops out at 116 (Monday morning the 27th of July), which is weak, and after that it mostly drops into the 20s, 30s, and 60s. That’s just not enough to push a proper wave.

The first few days, from the 27th of July through to the 31st of July, you’re looking at tiny 2ft to 3ft waves from the WNW, with periods mostly between 6 and 8 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell. The wind is cross-on or onshore much of the time, chopping it up. There’s a brief moment on Thursday morning the 30th of July when it goes glassy, but with only 3ft on offer, it’s still a dud.

It stays poor right through the first week of August. Swell stays under 3ft, period rarely breaks 7 seconds, and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore. The set-up here is a beach and reef, but with these conditions, it’s more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

By the second week, around the 8th and 9th of August, there’s a tiny pulse of 3ft swell with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy of 108 on the 9th. That’s the best of the whole run, but it’s still poor. The wind is light cross-shore in the morning, but onshore by afternoon. It’s a long shot, not worth planning around.

There are no standout sessions. The spot is sheltered and rarely breaks, and this outlook confirms it. For a beginner, the water is warm, but there’s nothing to ride. We just have to wait for the next real push.

Rusty.

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