Crossroads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks at Crossroads.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you—this stretch is a real mixed bag, and mostly a quiet one. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, weak surf. There’s nothing that’s going to get your heart racing, but there are a couple of windows where you might scratch an itch.

The first sniff of anything rideable comes Thursday morning, July 9th. We’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the ESE with a short 9-second period, combined energy is weak at 44. The wind is light offshore from the WSW, so it’s clean, but it’s tiny. It’s surfable, but just barely. After that, it’s a whole lot of poor surf conditions for days. The wind gets messy, the swell stays small, and the energy drops right off. Friday morning, July 10th, is glassy with a 1ft ESE swell, but there’s almost no energy (38), and it’s still rated as poor.

We ride through the weekend and into the next week with nothing but small, weak, and often choppy conditions. Wind is all over the shop—cross-shore, cross-on, you name it. The swell never really gets above 3ft, and the periods are mostly short and weak. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Now, there are two days that stand out just a little. Wednesday morning, July 15th, we get a glassy morning with a light offshore. The swell is 2ft from the ENE, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy bumps up to 74. It’s still small, but it’s the cleanest, most organised wave of the first week. Then Thursday morning, July 16th, is similar: a 2ft NE swell with a light offshore wind from the W, clean conditions, and energy at 54. These are your best bets for a quiet, clean paddle on a small board.

The second week is more of the same—small, inconsistent, and mostly poor. The swell direction swings around from ESE to SE, but the heights stay under 3ft and the energy is very low, often in the 20s or 30s. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday morning, July 23rd, with a 2ft SE swell and a light cross-off shore, giving clean 1-2 foot waves, but it’s nothing to write home about.

Overall, this is a lean period. Crossroads is an inconsistent sandbar at the best of times, and this forecast shows why. It’s not big, it’s not powerful, and it’s not often clean. If you’re a beginner, these tiny, clean days are actually your best shot. For anyone else, it’s a long wait for a short, weak ride.

Rusty.

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