Angourie Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a proper pulse of swell coming through, but it’s gonna be a bit of a wild ride with the wind. The first real surfable days kick off Friday the 17th, but conditions are messy. The standout session in the whole window is looking like Tuesday morning, the 21st of July – that’s the one to circle.

The first real surfable day is Friday afternoon, the 17th of July. There’s a solid 10ft SE swell, but it’s short period at 8 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit lumpy and choppy. The wind is a fresh SSE breeze at 30 km/h, blowing cross-offshore, which is okay for a point break like Angourie Point, but it’s not perfect. The water temp is 20°, which is pretty much average for this time of year – no surprises there. The combined energy is moderate (853), so there’s some push, but it’s not gonna be a classic.

Saturday the 18th builds quickly, but the wind picks up even more. Saturday morning is 10ft SE swell with a 35 km/h S wind, and Saturday afternoon jumps to 13ft SE swell with a 40 km/h S wind. That’s a lot of energy (2822 on the afternoon), but the wind is howling cross-offshore, making it bumpy and hard to manage. For advanced surfers only at that size, and even then, it’s a battle.

Sunday the 19th is similar – 13ft and 12ft ESE swells, 10-second period, but still a fresh SSE wind at 35 km/h. The energy is massive (3218 and 2422), but the wind is spoiling the shape. Point breaks can handle it, but it’s not gonna be pretty.

Now, Monday the 20th sees the swell drop a bit to 8ft, but the wind swings to a moderate SE breeze at 20 km/h, blowing straight cross-shore. That’s gonna create a cross-chop, so it’s not ideal.

The highlight – Tuesday morning, the 21st of July. The swell drops to a manageable 7ft from the E, with a 10-second period, and the wind drops right out – just a 5 km/h S breeze, basically a slight air, cleaning it up nicely. The energy is moderate (848), but with almost no wind, Angourie Point is going to be glassy. This is the best window of the whole forecast. It’s a point break, so that long 10-second period will wrap in nicely. The water temp is still about average. For a Tuesday morning, crowds are possible but not likely – you might have it mostly to yourself.

Wednesday the 22nd drops to 4ft from the E, with a clean W wind at 10 km/h in the morning. It’s surfable but small. The afternoon turns onshore ENE and drops to 4ft, so that’s a write-off.

From Thursday the 23rd through to the end of the window, the swell fades away. We’re looking at 3ft and smaller, most days under 3ft, with a mix of cross-offshore and onshore winds. The energy drops to weak two-digit numbers (57, 65, 24, etc.). There’s a tiny spike on the 25th of July with a 0.7ft SSE swell at 19 seconds – that’s a very long period, but it’s barely a ripple. The 19-second period would make it a groundswell, but at 0.7ft it’s only gonna be rideable on a point or reef, and even then, you’d be lucky to get a wave. The rest is just flat with poor conditions.

So, overall, you’ve got a solid window from Friday the 17th through Tuesday the 21st, but the wind is a problem for most of it. The absolute standout is Tuesday morning, the 21st of July – get out there if you can. After that, it’s a long, flat spell with no real surf until the end of the month. That’s a gap of about 10 days with nothing worth paddling for.

Rusty.

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