Corners Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next stretch.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s pretty quiet. We’ve got a little window of surfable waves starting Sunday the 26th of July, but honestly, it’s nothing to write home about. After that, we’re looking at a long, dry spell with practically no surf worth paddling out for until the second week of August. For a solid week and a half, from the 28th of July right through to the 8th of August, it’s mostly flat or just tiny, weak slop that’s not going to get you wet.

The only real action on the board is at Corners (reef), and it’s pretty tame. We start off on Sunday the 26th with a tiny 3ft swell from the south at 8 seconds. It’s clean with a light easterly cross-off breeze, but the combined energy is only 136, so it’s weak. The water is a warm 85°, which is about average for this time of year. Monday the 27th is a similar story – small 2ft south swell, still clean, but the energy drops a bit. It’s surfable, but you’d be scratching for a ride.

Then things get grim. From Tuesday the 28th of July all the way through to Friday the 7th of August, the swell drops to 1ft or 1ft, with the combined energy sometimes in the single digits. We get some glassy moments on the 29th of July and 31st of July, and the 3rd of August goes dead calm, but there’s simply no push in the water. It’s a paddling workout, not a surf session.

Now, if you’ve got patience, there’s a glimmer on the horizon. Around Saturday the 8th of August, the swell starts to show a little life again, bumping up to 2ft from the southwest. But the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s not looking clean. The real zinger, if you’re feeling bold, is Monday the 10th of August. We’ve got a 5ft south swell rolling in with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps to a solid 602, so there’s some proper grunt. But here’s the catch – the wind is screaming a strong 25 mph from the south-southeast, creating a messy cross-chop. That kind of power and that wind makes this a heavy, challenging setup. It’s strictly for the experts, and honestly, with that howling cross-shore, it might be more appealing to the kite surfers than us paddle guys. The swell is too big for beginners, and the conditions are rough.

So, bottom line: the standout is that Monday the 10th of August if you’re an expert and don’t mind battling the wind. Everything else in the first week is a write-off. It’s a bit of a blank run, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Forecasts can always change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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