Coronation Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Coronation Beach over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid run of south-west groundswell on the way, but it’s going to be a bit of a mixed bag with the wind, so you’ve gotta pick your windows.

The water’s sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – not crazy, but enough to notice on a longer session.

We kick off on Wednesday the 29th. The morning is a write-off with a strong cross-offshore wind messing things up, but the afternoon cleans right up. We get a 6 ft south-west swell with a long 17 second period, and that gentle offshore wind from the east is going to make it glassy. This is a beauty for anyone looking to get a wave after lunch.

Thursday the 30th is a bit of a letdown. The wind swings around and goes onshore, making things messy both morning and afternoon. Not the day for it.

Now, Friday the 31st is a proper standout. We’ve got a glassy, clean morning. The swell pumps up to 6 ft from the south-west with a 17 second period, and not a breath of wind. That’s going to be incredible – smooth take-offs, lined-up sets. Absolute magic for experienced surfers. The afternoon gets a little cross-onshore chop, so get out early.

Saturday the 1st of August sees the swell push up to 7 ft, still from the south-west with a 15 second period. The wind stays cross-offshore, so it’s clean but not perfect. A good option if you missed Friday, but not the same quality.

Sunday the 2nd keeps the 7 ft to 8 ft south-west swell going, but the wind is a bit cross or cross-off. It’s rideable, but you’ll be working a bit harder.

Monday the 3rd is another one to circle. Light rain but clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze. The swell settles back to 6 ft, but the 14 second period means good energy. If the rain doesn't put you off, this is a real nice session.

We get a bit of a shift on Tuesday the 4th. The swell jumps to 7 ft with a very long 18 second period, but the wind is onshore in the morning and cross in the afternoon. That long period groundswell is powerful, but at a beach break like Coronation, it might break a bit straight and make it tricky. The afternoon has light chop.

Wednesday the 5th looks much better with a clean 8 ft south-west swell and good cross-offshore winds. This is a proper day – size, power, and shape. For the experienced crowd, this is one of the best on offer.

From Thursday the 6th, the swell just keeps building, but the wind turns against us. It's onshore and howling, and by Friday and Saturday the 7th and 8th, we’re looking at 12 ft to 13 ft of south-west swell with rain and strong winds. This is getting into serious size – strictly for experts only, and even then, conditions look grotty. It might actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

Sunday the 9th cleans up a bit with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is still massive at 13 ft. Too big for most.

Then we hit Monday the 10th of August. This is a monster. The swell hits 15 ft with a 19 second period. The energy reading is off the charts. The wind is offshore from the east-southeast, so the wave face will be clean, but the forecast tells us it’s simply too big for this break. Unless you’ve got a death wish and a gun, give this one a miss.

Tuesday the 11th still has an 12 ft south-west swell, but the wind stays offshore, making it a window for absolute experts only. It's big, clean, and powerful, but you need to know what you're doing.

The last few days, Wednesday the 12th through Thursday the 13th, we see the swell dropping back to 7 ft to 10 ft. The winds are offshore or cross-offshore, so the conditions are clean, but the quality and size are more manageable. Thursday afternoon has some good solid 10 ft sets coming through.

Overall, there are some proper sessions in here, but you have to dodge the wind. The absolute standouts for clean, quality waves are Friday morning, 31st July for the glassy 6 ft swell, and Monday morning, 3rd August for the clean 6 ft sets. For the bigger, more powerful stuff, Wednesday morning, 5th August with the 8 ft clean swell is the pick.

Rusty out.

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