Beavers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here.

Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Beavers. It’s a beach and reef setup that’s fairly consistent with swells, but the forecast just isn’t cooperating. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy, or just plain poor conditions ahead. There’s not a single standout session that gets me fired up.

The first real surf recommendation doesn’t roll in until the morning of Tuesday, July 21st. You’ll see some small, rideable waves, but it’s a marginal call. The water is sitting at 67°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 5° above average, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.

For the next several days, it’s a lot of waiting. From Tuesday afternoon right through to the end of the month, the forecast is filled with poor to marginal conditions. Short-period, weak swell, cross-onshore winds, and just enough energy to keep you guessing but not enough to make it fun. The combined wave energy is often in the mid to high hundreds (like 425, 504, 579), which is moderate, but the quality just isn’t there.

There’s a little bump on Thursday afternoon, July 23rd, with a 6 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a weak 6 seconds – that’s junk. It’s too big for a beginner, but it’s so short-period it won't have any shape. The winds are cross-off and clean, which is a positive, but the swell quality kills it.

Heading into the second week, things don’t improve much. We’ve got a consistent gap of poor conditions stretching from the end of July deep into early August. The swell directions shift around, but the periods stay short, the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the scores are all zeros and ones. On Saturday, August 1st, the afternoon shows a little 2 ft swell from the south with a 10-second period, but it’s still a poor forecast.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the cleanest conditions might be the afternoons with offshore cross-off winds, like on July 25th or August 2nd, but the swell is weak and unappealing. Honestly, this setup with the constant wind and short-period chop looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.

It’s a rough run. But remember, it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. We’re just in a lull.

Rusty.

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