Costellos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, your local surf reporter. Well, I've looked at the charts for our region, and I gotta be straight with you—it's a tough run ahead. We're looking at a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions, with only a few fleeting moments that might get your hopes up. The water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is pretty average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real chance you'll see is on Wednesday, the 22nd of July. The swell starts to bump up a bit, but it's a messy one. For the morning, we've got a 6ft SSE swell, but the wind is a cross-offshore from the SW, so it's trying to keep things clean. The combined energy is moderate at 290. It's still a marginal call, though. The afternoon gets a little better with a 6ft SSE swell and a 1 out of 10 score, with the energy picking up to 476. The wind stays cross-off from the SW, so it's clean. This is a reef break, so it might hold some shape, but with that swell size, it's a bit more for the experienced crew. It's a chance, but not a standout.

Thursday the 23rd of July morning is where it gets interesting, but it's fleeting. The wind drops right off to glassy conditions from the NW. We've got a 3ft SE swell with a period of 9 seconds, which is a bit of a groundswell, but it's still short enough to offer some push. The combined energy is moderate at 145. The waves are surfable, but they're just ordinary. Glassy conditions are a huge positive, though, so if you're a keen surfer, you might get a few clean ones. The crowds at Costellos can be a problem though, so don't expect to have it to yourself.

That's about it, really. After that Thursday morning, it's a wasteland. We get a few days with tiny, onshore wind-affected junk, and then a long run of poor conditions. The swell stays small, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is weak. The period is short, mostly around 5-8 seconds, so it's just sloppy, windswell. There's a bit of a bump in energy on the 30th of July, with a 4ft E swell and 310 energy, but the wind is cross-on from the NE, keeping it too choppy to be any good. For the rest of the run, it's a write-off. Honestly, this spot looks more interesting for the kitesurfers than paddle surfers on most of these days.

So, to sum it up: we've got a long gap of next to nothing. The only real window is that Wednesday and Thursday, with the Thursday morning being the best of a bad lot because of the glassy conditions. It's a tough call, but sometimes that's how it goes. The forecasts can change, but for now, don't sell your board.

Rusty.

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