Arue Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Arue Beach over the next couple of weeks. Straight up – it’s pretty grim. The whole sixteen-day window is mostly flat or very small, and the conditions don’t give us any real window of quality surf. I’m going to walk through it day by day, but honestly, you’re better off finding something else to do.

Starting now, Friday 17 July through the weekend and into the following week, we’ve got almost nothing. Tiny ankle-slappers coming from the WNW with periods around 15 seconds – that’s a long-period groundswell, but at only 0.7ft there’s no energy to speak of. Winds are mostly cross-off or offshore, which would be nice if there was any wave, but the combined swell energy is sitting in the 20s and 30s – weak as dishwater. Water temp is a pleasant 79°, right on average for the time of year, so at least the paddle out won’t be cold.

Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 are even worse – no swell at all on Monday, then just a whisper of 0.3ft on Tuesday. Keep the board in the car. Wednesday 22 same story. Thursday 23 finally sees a bit of a pulse – 3ft from the ENE with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind is cross-shore and lumpy, giving us poor shape. Energy hits 115 (moderate), but the quality is poor. That pattern continues into Friday 24 with onshore wind – choppy and messy.

Saturday 25 afternoon shows a slight improvement: 3ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, light cross-off breeze, and the wave comment says “surfable but very ordinary.” Score-wise it’s the best we get, but it’s still far from good. Combined energy around 100. Same again on Sunday 26? No, that’s back to poor conditions.

Monday 27 afternoon has a 2ft swell with a very long period of 16 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell, but it’s tiny and the wind is only light cross-off. Energy is moderate at 159, but height is lacking. Another “surfable but ordinary” moment.

The rest of the run – Tuesday 28 through Saturday 1 August – stays poor. Swell sizes between 2–2ft, periods medium to long, but winds are either cross or onshore, and the wave comments are all “poor surf conditions.” No standouts. The combined energy does climb to 193 on Wednesday 29, but again the waves are small and not clean.

So bottom line: there is no good surf in this entire 16-day forecast. Given that Arue Beach is normally fairly consistent and exposed to swell, this flat spell is unusual – but it’s happening right now. Don’t waste your time checking the cams. Maybe the forecasts will shift, but as it stands, you’re not getting a wave worth paddling for.

Rusty

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