Californias Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me get this straight for you. Just one spot on the radar for this region, and it's a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest.

Right off the bat, we're looking at a pretty grim first week. From Saturday the 11th to Friday the 17th, it's a write-off. We've got a mess of cross-shore winds, thunderstorms, and barely a ripple. The combined swell energy is in the dumps, with numbers like zero and the low single digits. You're better off staying home and checking your wax stash. That's a full seven days of nothing.

There's a bit of a shift on Sunday the 19th of July. We get a little bump of 3ft to 3ft swell out of the east, with a long period of 13-14 seconds. That's some proper groundswell energy, with combined readings of 253 and 316. It'll have some punch, but this is a reef break, so that long period stuff will wrap in nicely here. The Sunday morning is glassy, which is a huge plus. It's clean, but the score is a '1' out of 10, so it's really just surfable, nothing special. Expect a crowd here though, as it's 'often' packed. The water temp is a balmy 84°F, which is about average for this time of year.

The following week is a slow grind. Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st bring small, clean waves in the 2ft to 4ft range. It's not big, but with light offshore winds from the ENE, the surface will be clean. The swell period is short (8-9 seconds) though, so the waves will be a bit weaker and crumbly. It’s clean, but still very ordinary.

Things get interesting by Wednesday the 22nd into Thursday the 23rd. Swell drops to about 2ft - 3ft, but the period stretches out to 11-12 seconds. That's quality groundswell again. With light offshore breezes, this reef will be the pick of the fortnight. The combined energy is solid (121-134), and the wind is clean. After the total flat spell at the start, this is a true standout window for a longboard or a fish.

The very end of the forecast, Sunday the 26th of July, throws a curveball. A 5ft to 5ft swell from the WNW shows up, but the period is a short, choppy 6-7 seconds. That's windswell, not groundswell. Combined energy is around 200, so there's some push, but on this reef, it'll be a bit of a wall, especially at over 5ft. The wind is light and clean, but for a reef break, that short period junk struggles to hold its shape. It's surfable, but not the standout.

So the bottom line: This is an area that goes through quiet spells. The first week is a total bust. The only real look we have is from Sunday the 19th into the 23rd, with the glassy morning of the 19th and that cleaner, longer-period swell around the 22nd and 23rd being the best bets for a tidy session.

Rusty.

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