Angourie Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, Rusty here. Alright, we’re looking at a slow start, with the first real surf not showing up until Thursday morning, July 16th. It’s a messy beginning though. We’ve got a solid SSE swell building fast – that’s about 12 feet, but it’s short-period stuff at 8 seconds, and the wind is a cross-off from the SSE. That’s gonna make it choppy and tough. The water is a comfortable 69°, which is right on average for this time of year.

The real power shows up Saturday, July 18th, and Sunday, July 19th. The ocean is gonna be pumping. We’re looking at a massive, powerful SSE/SE groundswell, with heights pushing 13 to 15 feet. The combined energy is off the charts – 3527 – but the wind is still a strong cross-off. This is big, gnarly, and only for experienced surfers. At Angourie Point, the swell direction isn’t its absolute best, but with that much water moving, it’s still a serious ocean.

Monday, July 20th, sees the swell back down to a more manageable 10 feet, still from the ESE. The wind swings a bit more SE, and the morning has a cross-chop, but the afternoon cleans up with a cross-off breeze. The energy is still strong (1686-2199).

Now, the standout window. The best on offer looks like Tuesday, July 21st, and Wednesday, July 22nd. Tuesday morning the swell is 7 feet from the E with a 10-second period, and the wind is light. By Tuesday afternoon, it’s dropping to 6 feet, the wind is from the SSE at 10 km/h, and the surf conditions are forecast to be "very good". That’s our sweet spot. The energy is moderate (1022 dropping to 750), but it’s clean. Then Wednesday morning, the wind goes offshore from the SW, light at 10 km/h, with a clean 5 feet E swell. That’s a winner for a point break, offering long, peeling lines. The crowds can be a thing here, so keep an eye out.

After that, the swell drops off into small, ordinary 4-foot surf for the rest of the week. Not worth getting excited about.

The final week is a bit of a mixed bag of leftovers. Sunday, July 26th, afternoon sees a sudden spike of 7 feet from the SSE, but it’s short-period (7 seconds), so it’ll be a bit fat and lumpy. Then Monday, July 27th, morning, we get a very long-period swell (17 seconds) from the SSE, but it’s tiny at 1 feet. That’s a classic case of a long-period groundswell that just doesn’t have the height to do much. Later in the week, there’s a slight uptick on Wednesday, July 29th, afternoon to 6 feet from the SSE, but it’s marginal. Honestly, the second week is a bit of a dud.

So, if you’re picking one, it’s Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, at Angourie Point. Clean, nice lines, and a decent E swell. Wednesday morning is a close second with that offshore wind. Get on it.

Rusty.

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