Currumbin Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s how the surf’s shaping up at Currumbin Point over the next couple of weeks.

The first couple of days are a bit of a write-off—Saturday 4th July and most of Sunday 5th July have clean-looking waves but it’s pretty ordinary with moderate cross-off or offshore breezes and small E swell around 2 ft to 3 ft. The wave energy is weak (115 to 195 in the bracket). Not much to get excited about, just a few small, messy ones for the diehards. Then Monday 6th July turns ugly with rain showers and that SSE wind picking up to 16–19 mph, cross-off, pushing the swell up to 5–6 ft but the period drops to 7–8 seconds and the energy jumps (425 to 471), but it’s all short-period, choppy windswell—poor conditions for a point break.

Now, Tuesday 7th July looks like the first proper window. Morning has clean 5 ft SE swell at 9 seconds with a moderate offshore S wind, and the energy is moderate (424). It’s surfable and building. Come Wednesday 8th July, this is the standout of the whole outlook. Wednesday morning brings a solid 8 ft SSE swell with an 11-second period and a massive 2307 combined energy. Wind is light SSW offshore at 9 mph—gentle breeze, offshore, glassy. That’s proper groundswell, and for the advanced crew, it’s going to be pumping. Currumbin Point likes those SE to SSE swells with offshore winds, and this is the best on offer. It’s a long-period swell so expect clean, lined-up waves with decent gaps between sets. Because it’s 8 ft, this is expert territory only. Crowds are likely here—it’s often busy.

Thursday 9th July holds onto that energy with 7 ft SSE swell at 10 seconds, moderate offshore wind in the morning (1206 energy). It’s still very good for experienced surfers but the afternoon gets a touch cross-off and a bit more ordinary. After that, the surf fades quickly. Friday 10th July through to Tuesday 14th July is a long flat spell—lots of small, weak, poor conditions with heights below 3 ft and energy dropping to as low as 22. The water temp is not mentioned as unusual here, so call it average for mid-winter.

There’s a brief pulse late in the second week—Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July—with some 5–6 ft short-period (7–8 seconds) E/ESE swell, but it’s cross-off wind and the guidance calls it marginal. Not worth planning around.

So if you’re looking to paddle, the golden window is Wednesday 8th July and Thursday 9th July. That Wednesday morning is the pick—big, clean groundswell with offshore glass, but it’s only for the experienced. After that, there’s a long stretch of nothing until a small, iffy bump at the end.

Rusty.

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