Chernobyl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

You know, if you’re holding out for some epic swell, you’re going to be waiting a while. The whole 16-day window is pretty flat. There’s no real juice to get excited about with swell heights barely scraping 2ft and the combined energy of all swells directed here (49) is weak. It’s a long stretch of small, weak waves.

The first real chance to get a board wet that isn't a total write-off comes Thursday, July 9th, in the morning. Chernobyl will see a tiny 2ft of swell from the east with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-off from the southwest, keeping the surface clean. It’s surfable, but just barely. You’ll be working for every little crumble.

The next small window pops up on Friday, July 10th, in the morning. Glassy conditions from a light SSE breeze, but the swell is still just 1ft from the east with an 8-second period. It’s a clean, tiny wave.

Then there’s a bit of a gap. Saturday, July 11th, morning has that same small 2ft east swell and a clean cross-off wind, but it’s still just ordinary. Another small window on Monday, July 13th, the morning is glassy with no wind, but the swell is only 1ft. After that, it’s a dead run of poor conditions for days.

The best of a very poor bunch is probably the early morning of Thursday, July 16th. A little bump in the swell to 2ft from the northeast, with a clean cross-off breeze from the SSW. It’s surfable, but you’re not going to be telling anyone about it.

Honestly, there’s nothing here that’s a standout. For a beginner, this is fine for practice on a foamie, but for anyone else? It’s a flat spell. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, but that’s little comfort with no waves. On a brighter note, with such weak, poor-quality surf, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler if the wind picks up.

Rusty

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