Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin' over the charts for the next couple of weeks. Let's talk about what's cookin'.

We've got one spot on the menu: Davidson Point. It's a reef setup, and the water's sittin' about 80°, which is your typical warmth for this time of year – nothin' out of the ordinary. The first week is lookin' like a slow, steady simmer rather than a full boil, but there's definitely some windows of clean, fun-sized surf to be had.

Things kick off gently on Monday, July 20th. We've got tiny 2ft surf with a long 16-second period from the south, and the wind is glassy. It's not gonna blow your mind, but it's clean and there's a bit of that groundswell energy (202) pushin' through. It's a mellow start.

Through Tuesday and Wednesday, the swell stays modest, mostly 2 to 3ft, still from the south with that nice, long period. The winds are light and clean, mostly glassy or cross-off, so the surface will be silky. The energy ticks up a notch mid-week, especially Wednesday afternoon when it hits 795 and Thursday with readings over 800. It’s not big, but for a reef break, that long-period groundswell will groom into some proper little lines.

Now, the first real standout that gets my heart beatin' a little faster is Friday, July 24th. The swell bumps up to a solid 6ft to 6ft, but it's short-period stuff from the east (7 seconds). The energy is strong (743 to 865), but that short period means it's gonna be a bit crumbly and not as well-shaped as the longer-period south swells. Still, with clean cross-off winds, there'll be plenty of push for a fun session.

But the absolute *gem* of this whole outlook, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Saturday, July 25th. The morning is *perfect*. We've got a clean 3ft swell from the SSW with a fantastic 19-second period, and the wind is dead calm – glassy as a mirror. The combined energy is a massive 1041, which is a ton of push for that size. This is classic, pure groundswell energy. For a reef like Davidson Point, that's going to produce some beautifully shaped, long walls with plenty of time between sets to paddle out. It's "excellent for experienced surfers" because the power is real, but for an intermediate surfer who knows the break, this is damn near perfect. The afternoon holds up nicely too with 3ft and glassy conditions, so you've got a full day of it.

After that high, things settle back down for the end of the month. Sunday and Monday are smaller and still clean, but the magic is gone. Tuesday afternoon, July 28th, throws another curveball: a sudden 6ft swell from the east with a 13-second period and glassy winds, energy hitting 1209. That's a spike of strong, grunty swell, but again, it's from the east and might not line up as perfectly as that SSW groundswell did.

Moving into August, the first week sees another pulse of east swell. Sunday, August 2nd, has a 6ft east swell. The mornings of August 3rd and 4th also offer consistent 5ft to 6ft east swell, but with that short period (7-8 seconds), it's going to be a bit lumpy and less refined than the long-period groundswell. The winds are calm and glassy, so at least the surface will be clean, but don't expect the same quality as that July 25th session. It's more of a "go out and get some work done" kind of surf.

So, to wrap it up: get out there this weekend for the small, clean stuff, but the day to truly wait for is Saturday, July 25th. That SSW groundswell with dead-calm winds is the best offerin' of the whole 16 days by a long shot. The rest is fun and clean, but that Saturday is the standout.

- Rusty

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