Ammonias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s happening at Ammonias over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, the outlook is a bit of a bummer. We’ve got a long stretch of mediocrity and poor conditions ahead. The first surfable window doesn't really show up until Sunday the 26th of July, and even then it’s only just scraping in. Before that, from the 12th through to the 25th, it’s a big, fat gap of onshore winds, cross-chop, and junk. The wind is almost always cross-on or cross-shore from the ENE or NE, and the swell is small, short-period, and weak. A few days in the middle of the second week see a bit of long-period S or SSW groundswell sneaking in, but the wind never cleans it up, and the energy is still moderate at best. The combined energy values are mostly in the 400-600 range, which is underwhelming.

The water temperature is sitting at 79°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

The only real glimmer, and I mean a tiny one, comes on Sunday the 26th of July afternoon. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the East, with a period of 15 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, which is a positive because it’ll have some push and shape. The combined energy hits 1034, which is the only moderate-to-strong reading in the whole forecast. The wind is cross from the ENE at 16 mph, so it’s not clean, but it’s not direct onshore either. The crowd situation at Ammonias can be “often” busy, so don’t expect to have it to yourself, but for a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is the best on offer.

That’s your standout. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only one in the whole 16 days that’s worth a look. The rest of the time, the wind is a mess and the swell is mushy. For the few days before and after that, the swell drops back to 2ft to 3ft, with periods of 14-21 seconds, but the wind stays cross or cross-on, so it’s going to be choppy and hard to ride.

Rusty.

Read more