Beavers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Beavers is a flat spell that’s gonna drag on for a while. There’s no real surf on offer for the first few days, and honestly, the whole 16-day window looks pretty average. The only faint glimmer of life comes late in the window, but even that’s a stretch.

We start off with nothing worthwhile on Saturday the 1st of August. The swell is a weak 3 ft from the WNW with a short 8-second period, and the combined energy is a meagre 228 – weak. Winds are light cross-onshore, but the surf is poor. Sunday the 2nd brings a 3 ft swell from the WNW, period up to 9 seconds, energy still moderate-low at 240, but the wind is light cross-onshore again, and the conditions are still rated poor. Monday the 3rd through to the morning of Friday the 7th of August is a dead zone. Swell heights drop below 2 ft, periods are all over the place, and the combined energy dips into double digits – we’re talking 66 to 132. That’s barely a ripple. The wind stays light, but there’s nothing to ride.

The water temperature at Beavers is 69°F, which is a massive 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, like a warm bath. But it won’t make up for the lack of waves.

The only period that might stir a bit of interest is from the 14th of August onward. On the morning of Thursday the 14th, we see a 2 ft swell from the SSW with a long 18-second period, combined energy up to 276 – moderate. Winds are light cross-onshore, but the surf is still marginal. The afternoon shows 2 ft from the same direction, period 18 seconds, energy 335, with a gentle cross-shore breeze that might tidy it up a touch. Still marginal. The 16th of August has a 2 ft swell from the SSW, period 15 seconds, energy 296, with light offshore winds in the morning – that’s the best on offer, but it’s still only rated as marginal. The long period (15-18 seconds) means this is a groundswell, and at a beach-and-reef setup like Beavers, such long-period swells can break too straight and be tricky to line up. It’s better suited to a point or reef, but if you’re desperate, you might get a few clean-ish 2 ft to 2 ft sets.

Honestly, this is a tough stretch. There’s no standout here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent surf. Beavers is fairly consistent, but this run is a blank patch. Keep an eye on the longer-range stuff around the 14th-16th, but it’s a long way off and not likely to deliver much. For a beach-and-reef setup with that light swell, you’d be better off with a kite if the wind picks up, but for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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