Conto Springs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next few weeks for Conto Springs.

We’ve got a solid run of south-west groundswell on the way, but it’s a tale of two halves. The first few days are clean and punchy for the experienced crew, then things get real chunky, real fast. The water’s sittin’ at 67°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a nice little bonus.

Tuesday the 28th is where we kick off proper. The morning is cloudy with a light offshore breeze from the SE at 6 mph, and we’ve got a clean 10 ft SW swell pumping in on a 14-second period. The energy is strong at 3793, so there’s plenty of push. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers – solid, lined-up waves. The afternoon holds similar size and stays clean under a light cross-off.

Wednesday the 29th eases slightly, with the morning seeing an 8 ft SW swell at 17 seconds, but it’s a bit lumpy under a cross-shore breeze. The afternoon is the real standout here: the wind drops to glassy, a NNE breeze of just 3 mph, and the swell sits at 8 ft from the SW with a 16-second period. Energy is still strong at 3041. This is about as good as it gets – clean, glassy, and pushy. Best session of the early window.

Thursday the 30th drops off in quality. The swell is down to 6 ft from the SW, but the wind swings north and becomes a choppy cross-onshore. The morning is still surfable if you’re desperate, but the afternoon is a write-off. Friday the 31st is a total no-go – strong onshore winds and rain, with a 12 ft mess.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Saturday the 1st of August fires up again. The morning brings a 15 ft SW swell with a 15-second period, and a solid offshore wind from the ESE at 12 mph. The energy is massive at 8711, and the conditions are clean. This is exceptional for experts only – big, powerful waves. The afternoon stays similar, with a 15 ft swell and clean offshore winds.

Sunday the 2nd through Monday the 3rd sees the swell settle back to 8 ft to 10 ft, but the wind is messy and cross-shore, so it’s a bit of a battle. Tuesday the 4th gets lumpy again with strong cross-onshore winds.

Then things get huge. Wednesday the 5th of August is a monster. The morning shows an 18 ft SW swell with a 17-second period, and the energy is off the charts at 17793. The wind is light and cross-shore, but the swell is just too big for this break – it’ll be a washing machine. The afternoon stays around 16 ft, but it’s lumpy.

The rest of the first week of August is a mix of colossal swells and poor wind. Friday the 7th of August sees a 20 ft swell from the WSW with a 20-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell – and the energy is 31534. Again, way too big for Conto Springs. The whole weekend of the 8th and 9th is windy and messy, with swells still over 13 ft.

The second week keeps the size. Monday the 10th of August has a 21 ft SW swell with a 17-second period, and the wind is light offshore from the SE at 6 mph – but the size is just insane. Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th see swells up to 23 ft, with energy readings over 40,000. These are expert-only, big-wave conditions, and even then, the break might not handle it.

The standout for the whole period is absolutely Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon – glassy, 8 ft of clean SW groundswell, and the reef will be working perfectly. The other big shout is Saturday the 1st of August morning for the experienced crew – 15 ft, offshore, and clean. Anything beyond that is either too small, too messy, or too massive.

Rusty.

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