Aoura Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. The next week and a bit is pretty damn quiet for the region around Aoura. Don’t be fooled by the first few entries – that’s the calm before the real energy shows up. We’ve got a long stretch of small, ordinary conditions to slog through first.

Starting off from Thursday, 23 July, we’ve got tiny 2-ft easterly swells with a period around 10 seconds. The morning is glassy and calm, which is the only thing making it rideable. It’s weak, with energy only sitting at 86. The wind stays clean in the morning, but by the afternoons it gets chopped up by moderate cross-onshore breezes. This pattern drags on through the weekend and right into the end of the month. There’s a bit of surfable, ordinary stuff in the mornings – small waves, glassy or light wind – but you won’t be rushing to the water for any of it. By Monday afternoon and onward, the sea breeze and winds are messy, making things even more marginal.

We’re looking at a massive gap here. None of this early period is worth getting excited about – the waves are between 1 and 2 ft, and the energy is pathetic, mostly in the 30–90 range. This goes all the way until the end of July. Honestly, it’s a flat spell.

But hang in there – the real story kicks in on Sunday, 2 August. Aoura starts to wake up. A long-period easterly groundswell arrives, pushing clean 2-ft waves in the morning with a period of 16 seconds. The energy jumps to 220 – that’s a solid moderate reading. By Sunday afternoon it builds quickly to 3 ft, and the combined energy shoots to 454. Wind stays light and cross-off in the morning: clean conditions. That morning window is the first proper standout.

Then Monday, 3 August, the swell really gets cooking. It jumps to 5 ft in the morning – now we’re talking. The period holds at 16 seconds. Energy skyrockets to 1411. Wind is light cross-shore. This is still clean and good for experienced surfers, but by the afternoon it’s 6 ft and a bit onshore. The peak of the run is Tuesday, 4 August: Aoura sees 8 ft easterly swell with an 18-second period. That’s a serious long-period groundswell. The combined energy is massive at 3351. The morning is flat out glassy – excellent, clean conditions for advanced surfers. This is your best day; it’s solid and powerful. But with size that big and period that long, it might be too much for beginners. That long period makes the waves punchy and more likely to peel at a reef like Aoura, which is perfect.

Wednesday, 5 August, still plenty of energy. Morning starts with 6 ft and glassy conditions – good for experienced surfers. But the afternoon brings rising south winds and storm risk, so get your session in early.

Thursday, 6 August, winds drop back to glassy again in the morning with 4 ft and period at 13 seconds – very surfable. Energy at 518, moderate. Afternoon stays glassy as well at 3 ft, though energy drops to 322. Still good, but you can feel the swell fading.

By Friday, 7 August, we’re back down to tiny 2-ft surf. The run is over.

So the standout by a mile is Tuesday morning, 4 August: Aoura delivering 8 ft of clean, glassy, east swell with an 18-second period. That’s proper – experienced surfers only. Monday is also excellent if you want a bit less size. Make the most of it, because it’s been a long wait.

Keep your eyes peeled – forecasts can change, but this one’s looking promising.

- Rusty

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