Davidson Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty here, and I’ve got my eyes on a pretty solid stretch coming up for Davidson Point. This is a reef break, so it handles the swell well, and for the most part over the next couple of weeks, it’s looking like a consistent run of fun, clean surf with a few real standout windows.

We kick things off on Wednesday, the 8th of July. The week starts swinging with a clean 6 ft to 7 ft easterly swell pumping in, combined wave energy around 544 to 626 (moderate to strong). Winds are light cross-off, and the conditions are clean. This is a proper working swell, period is short around 7 seconds, so it won’t have the punch of a groundswell, but it’ll be plenty fun for intermediate surfers. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing crazy.

Thursday the 9th keeps that energy going, still around 7 ft from the east, but the wind picks up a bit to 9 mph, staying cross-off. It’s still clean, but a little bumpier. Friday morning the 10th is where I get a little excited – we see a drop to 5 ft, winds go glassy from the ESE, and the combined energy settles at 364 (moderate). That’s going to be some real clean, user-friendly surf. Perfect for a long session.

The big highlight for me, though, is Saturday morning the 11th of July. We’ve got a 6 ft E swell with a combined energy reading of 518 (moderate to strong), and the wind is barely a whisper at 3 mph from the ENE, holding cross-off. It’s clean. This is the best window early on.

Then, things get interesting. Saturday afternoon we see a sudden flip – the swell drops to 2 ft, but it switches to a long-period 18-second groundswell from the SSW. That’s a very long period. That energy (233) is lighter, but for a reef like Davidson Point, that long-period swell will wrap in and produce some beautifully shaped, lined-up waves. The wind goes offshore. This is a real treat for anyone who knows how to read a reef.

Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th keep that glassy or clean theme, with swells around 2 ft to 5 ft, mainly from the east and southwest. The long-period SW groundswell is still hanging around on Sunday, with 16-second intervals. Combined energy stays moderate, and conditions are glassy to clean. Very user-friendly.

We get one more blast of east swell to start the second week. Wednesday morning the 15th is a bit marginal with a cross-shore wind, but Wednesday afternoon is a beauty: 3 ft W swell with a 15-second period, glassy conditions, and a combined energy of 617 (strong). The wave quality is going to be excellent on that reef.

Then, stepping into the third week, the standout is Sunday the 19th of July. The swell shifts to a clean 3 ft to 3 ft from the south, with a 15 to 16-second period. Winds are glassy offshore. The combined energy is cranking at 640 to 713 (strong to very strong). For a reef, that long-period south swell is going to produce some properly thick, well-shaped waves. This is the other absolute red-letter day in the outlook.

Through to the end of the outlook, the surf drops off a bit. By Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of July, we’re back to smaller, cleaner east swells, around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the energy drops significantly (67 to 315). It’s still rideable, but nothing special.

So, if you’re planning, the Friday the 10th morning glass-off and the Saturday the 11th morning east swell are your early-week standouts. But for the real connoisseur, grab the Sunday the 19th for that long-period south groundswell on the reef – that’s the pick of the entire run. Crowds are possible here at times, so get in early.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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