Condos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve had a proper look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. Not gonna lie, it’s a tough one. The forecast is pretty flat for the whole 16 days, with no real standout windows for a decent paddle. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions.

The only spot that’s making any noise at all is Condos, a beginner-friendly break that’s fairly consistent. The water is sitting at a normal 84° for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

Right now, on Monday the 20th of July, it’s not great. We’ve got a tiny 3 ft swell from the SSE, with a short 5-second period, and the combined energy is weak (49). The wind is a cross-on 12 mph, so it’s choppy and poor. This pretty much sets the tone for the whole period.

Tuesday the 21st is more of the same – small, short-period swell, with cross-onshore winds keeping it messy. The swell is barely 2 ft, and the energy is even lower.

Wednesday the 22nd morning offers a little relief. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the WSW at 6 mph, so the surface should clean up nicely. But the swell is still just 2 ft from the south with a 5-second period and weak energy (31). It’s clean, but tiny.

Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th are a write-off. The wind picks up strong, with gusts up to 28 mph on Thursday afternoon, making it a total mess. The swell stays below 3 ft and the period is short, so the energy is basically nothing.

The weekend of the 25th and 26th of July? Nope. Still small, still cross-onshore, still choppy. The swell nudges up to 3 ft on Saturday morning, but with a 5-second period and moderate cross-onshore wind, it’s not worth getting excited about.

As we head into the last week of July and the first few days of August, the pattern doesn’t change. The swell stays small, rarely reaching 4 ft, and the wind remains a constant cross-on from the SSE or SE, often fresh and lumpy. The energy values are all under 100, mostly in the 30s and 40s, and the period is never longer than 6 seconds. This is weak, short-period windswell, and it’s just not going to produce any quality waves.

The best of a bad bunch is probably the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, when it’s clean under a light offshore breeze, but you’ll be surfing barely knee-high dribble. For anyone looking for a proper session, it’s a two-week blank. The surf is just too small and too wind-affected to recommend. If the wind is strong and the surf is small, this setup might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, especially on a beach break.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, I’d leave the boards at home.

Rusty

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