Chirimena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Honestly, looking at the whole 16-day window, it's a bit of a tough stretch for clean surf. The swell is pretty inconsistent and the winds are mostly cross or cross-on, which is gonna keep things messy. There's a lot of days where it's just poor out there, so we're going to have to pick our moments carefully. The first real chance of anything half decent doesn't even show up until the 30th of July, but even then it's marginal.

The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Let's break it down. From now until the 29th of July, it's a write-off. The swell is tiny, around 3ft to 4ft from the NE and ENE, with a short, weak period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak, in the 50-100 range, and the wind just won't cooperate. Forget it.

We get a slight bump in energy on the 30th of July morning. The swell pushes up to 5ft from the NE, with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy hits a moderate 440. The wind is a cross-shore from the east, so it's a gentle cross-shore with a slight chop. It's still only a marginal call, but it's the best we've seen so far. The 31st of July morning is similar, with 5ft from the ENE and a combined energy of 264, but again, the cross-shore wind keeps it from being clean.

The first week of August is more of the same – small, weak swell and poor wind conditions. We get a few mornings with a cross-off wind from the ESE on the 5th and 6th of August, with the swell around 3ft to 4ft. The combined energy is very weak (around 100), so it's surfable but very ordinary.

Now, the standout window. It's a long way out, but the morning of the 9th of August (Sunday) is the one to circle on the calendar. The swell is 5ft from the NE, with a 7-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 289. But the big news is the wind: a cross-off breeze from the east. That means clean conditions. The rest of the day goes to crap with the afternoon onshore, but that morning session at Chirimena looks like it could actually be good. The break is a beach and reef setup, fairly consistent, and exposed to the NNE which is our optimum direction.

For a heads-up, the mornings of the 7th and 8th of August also see the swell at 5ft, but the wind is a cross-shore, so it won't be as clean.

That's the picture, folks. Not a classic run, but there's a couple of windows if you're keen. The 9th of August morning is the real standout, but it's a long-range call, so don't bet the farm on it. Keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty.

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