Deveraux Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Deveraux Beach over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty flat for the most part, and honestly there isn’t a single day in this whole 16-day window that I’d call a proper surf session. The swell just isn’t showing up with any quality, and the wind isn’t playing ball either.

Deveraux Beach is a reef break that’s suited to beginners, and it’s fairly consistent by nature, so this run of poor conditions feels a bit unusual. The water’s sitting at 69°F with a slight warm anomaly – about 3°F above the long-term average, so it’s a touch warmer than usual for the time of year.

Let’s run through the dates. Starting Friday July 17th – nothing but tiny 0.3 ft east swell with a long period of 14 seconds, but the energy is weak (5). Wind’s cross-off in the morning but the surf is just too small. Afternoon goes cross-on, still flat. Saturday July 18th gets a bit of a bump: 4 ft south swell in the afternoon but it’s short period (5 seconds) and onshore wind at 19 mph, making it lumpy. Combined energy hits 57 – moderate but messy, poor surf. Sunday July 19th has a clean cross-off but only 1 ft – no go. The next week, from Monday July 20th through to Sunday July 26th, the swell barely climbs above 3 ft, mostly short period or weak mid-period, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and energy values rarely breaking 100 (only once, on Thursday July 23rd afternoon, we see 132 from a 3 ft SE swell with period 8 seconds, but wind is onshore and conditions are poor). That’s still not rideable.

Then from Monday July 27th through to the end of the month, it’s the same story: tiny swells, poor wind, energy is low (mostly 20-60 range). The only bright spot is Saturday August 1st morning – glassy conditions, 2 ft east-southeast swell at 8 seconds, combined energy 62. Wind is glassy, which is nice, but the swell is still small and the period is short. It might be barely rideable for a log, but I wouldn’t call it a standout. The whole period is a blank run, really.

Because Deveraux Beach is fairly consistent normally, I’m optimistic that this flat spell won’t last forever. Forecasts change, and this spot can wake up with the right ENE swell. But for now, there’s nothing to recommend. Hang loose, check back later – Rusty.

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