Camaron Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’ve got a pretty bleak run ahead for Camaron Beach. It’s going to be a long, frustrating wait for anything decent to show up, so if you’re keen to get wet, you’ll need some serious patience.

The story here starts with a solid, long-period SW groundswell (16 seconds) pushing through on Wednesday the 12th, but the wind is a messy cross-on from the WNW, blowing at 12 mph. The wave energy is moderate (417), but the conditions are just poor – choppy and onshore. There’s nothing to get excited about. That same SW swell hangs around for the next few days, but it's the same sad song: light to gentle breezes, mostly cross-on or onshore, and the surf quality is either poor or marginal. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 89°, but that’s about the only positive.

Things start to change by the afternoon of Wednesday the 19th of August. We get a light cross-offshore breeze from the North at 6 mph and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” The swell is 3 ft from the SSW with a 15-second period, and the energy is light (307). It’s clean, but the swell is small and inconsistent. For a dedicated soul surfer, it might be worth a look for a glassy, lined-up wave, but it’s not a standout.

The real highlight, and the only true standout in this whole outlook, comes on Thursday the 27th of August. It’s a morning session, and you’ll want to be up early. The conditions are absolute magic: glassy – zero wind, calm conditions, and a 3 ft SW swell with a 15-second period. The wave energy is moderate (566), and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is your window. The water might have cooled a touch by then, but the morning glass is going to be perfect. The downside is that Camaron Beach is a point break, and with that longer period groundswell, the sets will be lined up and well-shaped, but they’ll come in clean waves. The crowd factor is listed as “often,” so you can expect some company, but on a morning like that, it’ll be worth the paddle battle. This is your session.

Beyond that, the forecast drops back into small, poor surf for the rest of the 16-day window. There’s nothing else to write home about. Overall, it’s a long, dry spell with one golden morning to chase. Don’t miss the 27th.

Rusty.

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