Ammonias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag on the horizon for Ammonias over the next couple of weeks. The pattern starts with a decent pulse on Wednesday the 29th of July, but then everything goes a bit pear-shaped for a long stretch.

The first real standout is on Wednesday afternoon, the 29th of July. Ammonias is looking at a solid 6 ft swell coming out of the ENE, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is a nice light NNE breeze, blowing cross-offshore, which is going to keep things clean. The wave energy is moderate, sitting at 841. The water temperature is 80°, which is about average for this time of year. This is the highlight of the whole window—clean, punchy reef waves with a decent push. If you can get out of work early, this is the session to chase.

Now, don’t get too excited about the rest of the week. From Thursday the 30th of July, the wind swings onshore and stays there. We get a mix of small, short-period swell and cross-onshore winds that chop everything up. Thursday morning has a tiny 3 ft S swell with a long 13-second period, but the cross-on wind kills it. That pattern pretty much holds through the weekend and into the following week. The swell sticks around the 5 ft to 8 ft mark, but it’s almost all short-period ENE windswell, and the wind stays cross or cross-on, making it lumpy and messy. By Saturday the 1st of August, the swell hits 8 ft with a short 8-second period and fresh cross-winds—that’s getting into expert-only territory for size, but the quality is poor, so it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

We’ve got a real dry spell. From Thursday the 30th of July right through to about the 8th of August, the surf quality is consistently rated as poor. There are a few mornings where conditions are “marginal,” but nothing worth getting excited about. The wind is relentless from the ENE, and the swell is mostly short-period junk.

There’s a flicker of hope on the 9th of August (Sunday) and into the 10th. A long-period SSW groundswell rolls in, with periods of 17 seconds and swell heights around 3 ft to 3 ft. That’s a long, clean groundswell, but it’s small. The wind is still cross-shore, so it’s not hopeless, but it’s a very long way from the quality of that Wednesday afternoon. The energy is moderate (779 and 745), but the size is just too small to get excited about.

The rest of the second week fades out into small, short-period junk with onshore winds again. The SSW swell sticks around through the 11th and 12th, but it’s dropping and the wind turns onshore, so it’s not a goer.

In short: If you’re after a surf, the only real standout is Wednesday afternoon, the 29th of July. After that, you’re looking at a solid 10-day stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The 9th and 10th of August offer a glimpse of a long-period groundswell, but it’s small and the wind is still a factor. The rest is just washing machine conditions.

Rusty.

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