Curl Curl Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but the standout window is clear as day if you’ve got your eyes on a solid session.

Alright, so the first real sniff of decent surf we get is Saturday morning, July 4. The week prior to that is pretty much a write-off, with Thursday and Friday offering only tiny, weak energy. Saturday morning shapes up with a clean 4ft swell coming from the south, with an 11-second period that’s got some real grunt behind it. The combined energy is a solid moderate 437. Wind is light offshore out of the west at 6 mph, so you’re looking at clean, lined-up waves. That’s the pick of the early period. The water is hanging at 66°F, which is about average for this time of year.

Come Sunday morning, July 5, it gets heavy. We’re looking at a 10ft south swell, still a decent 11-second period, but the energy has gone through the roof – we’re talking 2136, which is strong. Problem is, that’s too big for the average punter and the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore from the SSW, making it lumpy. This one is purely for the experienced crew, and even then, it’s a bit of a battle. The whole of Sunday and into the start of the week remains big and messy with cross-onshore winds, so I’d give that a miss unless you’re after a washing machine.

From Monday July 6 through to Friday July 10, the swell hovers around the 7ft to 8ft mark, but it’s consistently plagued by onshore or cross-shore breezes, keeping the surface chopped up. There are a couple of windows – like Wednesday morning July 8 and Thursday morning July 9 – where the wind flicks around to a clean cross-offshore out of the southwest, offering cleaner conditions on an 8ft south-southeast swell. Worth a look if you’re desperate, but they’re marginal at best.

The next real standout pops up on Saturday morning, July 11. The swell has dropped to a clean 5ft from the southeast, 10-second period, with a light cross-offshore breeze out of the west-southwest. The energy is moderate at 380. It’s a nice, clean option after the big, windy stuff.

Now, there’s a quiet patch from Sunday July 12 right through to Monday July 13, with tiny swell dropping to 1ft or 2ft. Not much to write home about.

But here’s the long-range promise that’s got me talking. Tuesday morning, July 14 is the standout of the whole run. We’re talking a 13ft south swell with a very long 12-second period. The combined energy is a massive 6379 – that’s very strong. And get this, the wind is a clean cross-offshore breeze out of the west at 12 mph. The waves will be perfect. However, at 13ft, this is strictly for experts only. Too big for beginners. The swell direction is south and the spot needs a south-east optimum, so it’s not a perfect match, but the sheer size and clean wind means it’ll still fire. The Tuesday afternoon holds at 10ft with the same clean wind, which is still a heavy but doable size for the experienced. That’s your big one for the fortnight.

After that, it fades out. Wednesday July 15 and Thursday July 16 drop to 7ft and 5ft respectively, with fresh cross-offshore winds, but the quality fades and the wind gets strong. The last few days from Friday July 17 on are a write-off with strong onshore winds and tiny swell.

So, to sum it up: Saturday morning July 4 is your best early call for clean, manageable waves. For the big dogs, Tuesday morning July 14 is the one to circle on the calendar – just make sure you’ve got the skills and the board for it.

Rusty.

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