Crouching Lion Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and let’s have a yarn about what’s coming up for Crouching Lion out here. This is a point break, exposed to the swell, and it’s inconsistent – it doesn’t wake up often, so when it does, we pay attention. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a write-off, plain and simple. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are a total mess – cross-onshore winds, lumpy, choppy, and the swell is all over the place. You’d be wasting your time. The combined energy is moderate (921 to 1882), but the wind is trashing any chance of a clean wave. Skip it.

Then Wednesday the 29th shows up, and it’s the only real standout in the whole run. Wednesday morning, we’ve got a 7ft swell from the ENE with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is cross-offshore from the SE at just 3 mph – glassy, clean conditions. The combined energy hits 804, which is solid moderate energy, and the surf report says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s the one to circle. The swell direction is from the ENE, which is a solid match for the optimum NE direction, so the point should set up nicely. Wednesday afternoon holds at 6ft with a 9-second period and still clean, though the wind picks up a touch to 9 mph. Morning is the pick.

After that, it’s a long, grim stretch. From Thursday the 30th all the way through to Tuesday the 11th of August, it’s all cross-onshore or cross-shore winds, mostly from the ENE or E, with the swell staying between 4ft and 8ft, but the wind just never lets up. The combined energy does get up to 1512 on the 28th and 1882 on the 28th afternoon, but with those onshore winds, it’s only worth a look if you’re a kite surfer – the beach setup is more interesting for them than paddle surfing. The period drops to 7 or 8 seconds on many days, meaning short, weak, choppy junk. Not a single good surf day in there.

The swell stays above 5ft for most of the second week, and even hits 8ft on the 1st and 2nd of August, but with fresh cross-onshore winds, it’s just big, messy, and dangerous for anyone but experts. The period is short, so there’s no power or shape.

Bottom line: Wednesday the 29th is your only shot. Get out there early morning for clean, fun waves. The rest is a long dry spell – 13 days of nothing worth paddling for. That’s the way it goes with an inconsistent spot like this.

Rusty.

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