Barron Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

We’ve got some solid swell coming through, but honestly, most of the window looks average to poor for quality surf. The standout is around July 28-29, where the longer-period SW groundswell builds to 7-7 ft and the winds stay clean early. That’s where you want to be.

Barron Rivermouth is the only break on the cards, and it's a point/river setup that handles this direction nicely. It’s fairly consistent and the optimum swell is from SW, which lines up well.

Friday July 24 kicks off with a 2 ft SW swell at a long 24 seconds, water temp is 89° — about a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Winds are light offshore SW in the morning, but there are risk of thunderstorms, so it's not clean all day. Afternoon gets cross and messy with only 2 ft. Overall, not much to get excited about.

Saturday July 25 sees a clean morning with 3 ft SW groundswell, 21 seconds, and light cross-shore wind. That’s rideable but small. Afternoon improves slightly to 4 ft, still with light offshore wind. Energy is moderate. Still just marginal.

Sunday July 26 gets a bit more size at 4 ft but winds turn cross-onshore at 9 mph in the morning, making it choppy. No standout here.

Monday July 27 brings 5 ft SW swell, 18 seconds, and light cross-shore winds in the morning. Energy is up. Not bad, but still not prime.

Tuesday July 28 — now we’re talking. Morning has 7 ft SW swell with a 17-second period, light cross-onshore breeze, strong energy. This is pushing into fun territory. Afternoon goes offshore but drops to 5 ft.

Wednesday July 29 is the real standout. Morning has 7 ft SW swell, 16 seconds, strong energy, and glassy offshore wind (3 mph from W). The river mouth should be handling this well with clean faces. It’s getting solid: 7 ft is a good step up — not for beginners, but intermediates and above will have fun. Keep in mind the long period (groundswell) can make it a bit straight at beach breaks but this is a point/river so it’s well suited.

After that, Thursday July 30 still has 6 ft SW in the morning with light offshore wind, but the period drops to 14 seconds. Afternoon gets choppy with moderate breeze. Then from July 31 onward, size drops steadily: from 5 ft down to 1 ft by Aug 8. Winds turn clean again in early August but the swell is tiny.

From Sunday Aug 2 through Thursday Aug 7, there’s essentially no worthwhile surf — just small, weak waves under 2 ft. The energy drops to low levels most days, so it’s flat and poor. The glassy morning on Aug 3 with 1 ft is surfable but very ordinary.

So the one true standout is Wednesday July 29 morning at Barron Rivermouth: 7 ft SW swell, long period, light offshore, strong energy, and the river mouth setup should hold the shape well. If you can only pick one session, that’s the one.

Tuesday July 28 morning is also a solid solid option at 7 ft with decent conditions, just slightly shorter period.

Overall, the first week has some building energy but only a couple of days with good wind alignment. After that, it’s a long flat stretch from late July into early August.

Rusty

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