Chia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I'm looking at this and it’s a tough stretch. There's a pretty big dry spell on the horizon. We’ve got a few tiny windows of potential, but honestly, for the next week and a half, it’s mostly flat. The first real chance to get wet doesn't even show up until Thursday afternoon, the 5th of August, and even then it's a bit of a struggle.

To start things off, Chia is the only spot in the game, a beginner-friendly break that is fairly consistent. The water is sitting at a very warm 83°F, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that's a real standout, you'll be feeling that difference.

The first bit of action on Thursday 5th August afternoon is a non-starter with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the ESE and a weak 4-second period. The combined energy is a measly (2), and with a cross-shore wind at 15 mph, it's just choppy and messy. Not worth a paddle.

Skip ahead to Thursday morning, the 6th of August. That's where the first real glimmer is. The wind goes glassy, calm as can be, from the NW at only 3 mph. The swell is still tiny at 2ft from the West, with a 6-second period, so it's a bit weak (energy of 18). But, that glassy morning is a huge positive. The waves will be clean, but you’ll be hunting for ankle-biters. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still only 2ft.

Friday morning the 7th of August is similar. Clean offshore winds from the NNW at 6 mph, but the swell drops back to 1ft from the WNW with a short 4-second period. It's a clean, tiny wave for the absolute beginner or a longboard on a glassy morning.

From Friday afternoon right through to the morning of Monday the 16th of August, it's a flat spell. That's a solid eight days of basically nothing. The wind is often glassy or light, but there's no swell to push it. The combined energy is zero for most of those sessions.

Then, on the morning of Sunday the 16th of August, we get a tiny pulse. A 1ft swell from the WNW with a 4-second period, with clean cross-offshore winds from the NNE at 6 mph. The energy is only (6). It's a faint whisper of a wave, not a shout.

The final look is Monday morning, the 17th of August. Same story: 1ft from the WNW, 4-second period, but with a gentle cross-offshore breeze from the NW at 9 mph. The energy is just (4).

So, the standout moment here, if you can call it that, is Thursday morning, the 6th of August. That glassy, calm morning with the tiny but clean West swell is the best on offer. It’s not a day for getting tubed, it’s a day for a quiet, peaceful paddle and enjoying the warm water. For a beginner, that’s a perfect session. For everyone else, it’s sadly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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