Currumbin Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got one spot on the radar for this outlook: Currumbin Point. It’s a point break, rated for advanced surfers, fairly consistent, and it needs an east swell to really work. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The next week and a half or so is a tough watch. After a couple of so-so sessions, there’s a big gap of days with hardly any rideable surf. Saturday, the 11th of July, shapes up as the only real standout in the whole 16-day run. That Saturday morning kicks off clear and dead glassy with zero wind – that’s the sort of clean you dream about. Swell is a modest 3 ft from the SE, with a 10-second period. It’s not huge, but that long-period groundswell will wrap into the point nicely, giving you better-shaped waves with good energy between sets. The combined energy is weak at 223 – it’s not gonna be pumping, but it’ll be clean. Come Saturday afternoon, the swell bumps up a touch to 4 ft from the SE, period stretches to 12 seconds, and it stays glassy with only a slight air movement. The combined energy jumps to moderate (619), and conditions are looking good. This is your window.

Sunday morning through to Thursday the 16th is mostly poor. We get a bit of a pulse of short-period windswell from the SSE on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, with heights around 4 ft to 6 ft and periods as low as 7 seconds – that’s junky, choppy stuff, and the wind is a cross-off breeze, not clean enough to make it worthwhile. Friday the 17th sees a bit more size, around 5 ft to 6 ft from the ESE with a 7 to 9-second period, but the wind is cross-off and the conditions are only marginal at best. That swell’s too short-period and the energy is moderate but messy. For beginners, anything over 5 ft can be a handful, and by Thursday the 16th afternoon when it’s 6 ft, it’s getting punchy.

Saturday the 18th of July brings the biggest swell of the run – 8 ft from the ESE, 9-second period, with strong combined energy at 1314. That’s solid, expert-only territory, but the wind is a strong cross-off, and it’s still considered marginal for surf. For a point break, that much short-period swell can break a bit straight and be a handful. The following Sunday and Monday, the 19th and 20th of July, are the next best bet after the 11th. Swell sits at 4 ft to 5 ft from the E and ESE, period climbs back to 8 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (275 to 424). Winds are light to gentle and cross-off, keeping it clean. It’s not as glassy as the 11th, but it’s surfable.

After that, the surf fades again from Tuesday the 21st through the end of the outlook, with mostly poor conditions and tiny waves under 3 ft. The last possible look is Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th of July, with tiny 2 ft to 3 ft glassy or nearly glassy conditions, but the energy is weak and the waves are ordinary – only worth it if you’re desperate for a longboard.

Overall, the standout is Saturday the 11th of July. That morning glass-off with 3 ft SE swell is your best chance for clean, user-friendly waves at Currumbin Point. It won’t be big, but it’ll be beautiful. Later in the run, the 18th has size only for experts, and the 19th-20th are a solid backup. Crowds are often here, so expect company if it’s looking good.

Rusty.

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