Black Rocks Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your local stretch, Black Rocks Jetty, and honestly, the next couple of weeks are shaping up to be a ripper for the experienced crew. There’s a big pulse of groundswell coming, and the winds are playing the game for a good chunk of time.

First things first – the water is sitting at a warm 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might get away with a thinner spring suit.

The action kicks off Sunday, the 26th of July. It’s a bit of a slow starter to be honest. The morning is just 0.8yds with a cross-shore breeze and only marginal energy (764). The afternoon bumps up a touch to 1yds from the SW, but the wind goes onshore, so it’s not going to be pretty.

Monday the 27th is where you want to be. That’s the real standout of the whole period. The morning sees a jump to 2yds of SW swell with a 16-second period, and it’s clean with a cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy is pumping at 3656 – that’s proper strong. The afternoon gets even better: 3yds of SW groundswell, and the wind goes dead glassy. The energy is massive at 3827. This is serious. It’s definitely a day for experienced surfers only; anything over 3yds is expert territory.

Tuesday the 28th keeps the quality high, with 2yds of SW swell in the morning and then shifting to 2yds from the SSW in the afternoon, both with glassy conditions. The energy stays in the strong range, around 2777 to 2831. Still for the advanced crew.

From Wednesday the 29th through to Saturday the 1st of August, the swell eases a bit but remains solid, staying between 2yds and 2yds, with mostly glassy winds. The period stays long, so the waves will have plenty of push. This is a fantastic run of clean, powerful surf, though it remains in the advanced category.

Sunday the 2nd of August is still surfable at 2yds in the morning, but the wind shifts cross-on in the afternoon, making it a bit choppy and marginal.

After that, we see a slow, steady drop-off. The week starting Monday the 3rd has weaker, smaller swell, with energy dropping into the hundreds (634). By Friday the 7th, we’re down to 1yds and the energy is a weak 419. The final days of the outlook trickle down to tiny 0.8yds waves with minimal energy (185), which is only really surfable if you’re desperate.

The bottom line: don’t waste your time on the early or late bits. The clear standouts are the afternoon of the 27th and the morning of the 28th of July. Get out there while the wind is glassy and the groundswell is pumping.

Rusty.

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