Big Ben Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Big Ben. This break’s a beach/jetty setup that’s exposed to the SE and inconsistent – it doesn’t fire all the time, so when it does you gotta jump. The water’s sitting at 73.2°F, which is a bit colder than normal for July. Crowds can show up sometimes, but with the forecast we’ve got, you might get some quieter windows.

We’ve got a run of solid, but tricky, surf kicking off Tuesday, July 7. Tuesday morning brings 5.9 ft SE swell with a very long 15-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy (1367). Wind’s NE at 12 mph though, cross, so it’s a bit messy with a cross-chop. Afternoon stays 5.9 ft SE, 14 seconds, but shifts to cross-on from E at 9 mph, still choppy. Score isn’t great – the conditions are marginal.

Wednesday, July 8, the swell bumps up to 7.9 ft SSE on the morning, with a 16-second period and strong energy (3057). Wind is ENE 6 mph, cross-on, so still not clean – light cross-onshore with small ripples. Afternoon drops to 6.9 ft SSE, 15 seconds, but wind goes onshore from SE at 6 mph. Not ideal.

Thursday, July 9, morning sees 6.2 ft SSE, 14 seconds (1972 energy), wind SSE 6 mph cross-on. Still light chop. Afternoon 5.9 ft S, 13 seconds, same direction wind. Not great. Friday, July 10, holds 7.5 ft S swell in the morning with 16-second period (2704), but wind is SSW 6 mph cross-on. Afternoon 7.9 ft S, 16 seconds, wind picks to SSE 9 mph cross-on, more chop. Saturday, July 11, peaks at 8.2 ft SSW, 16 seconds (3199) morning, but wind SSW 9 mph cross-on; afternoon stays 7.9 ft with 12 mph S wind, choppy. Sunday, July 12, drops to 6.6 ft SSW, 15 seconds (1918), wind SSW 12 mph cross; afternoon 5.2 ft SW, 15 seconds, still cross. All these days are marginal, with the

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