Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is about as quiet as it gets for the whole sixteen-day run. Don’t get your hopes up.

We’re starting with a tiny window on the morning of Friday the 10th of July at Devereux. This is a reef and point setup that is pretty consistent but it faces W for the best swell. Friday morning we’ve got a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW with a short period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (322), but the wind is a light 3 mph from the SSW, blowing right offshore. That will make it absolutely glassy. Water temperature is 63°, which is about 2° warmer than normal for the time of year – a bit on the warm side. Still, it’s a marginal forecast at best because the swell is so small, and it’s usually crowded here. You might find a couple of knee-high things to ride if you’re desperate.

Then, from Friday afternoon onwards, it all goes pear-shaped. We’re looking at a massive run of poor surf conditions. There’s a bit of a lump on Wednesday the 15th of July, with the morning showing 3ft from the WNW, but the wind is onshore and the combined energy (254) is still weak to moderate. By the afternoon, the swell jumps to 5ft from the WNW, with moderate energy (416), but the period drops to a short 8 seconds and it’s cross-onshore, making for a choppy mess. That’s too big for beginners at 5ft, and the poor quality means it’s really only for the hardcore, but even then, it’s not clean. For the rest of the first week, you’re looking at onshore winds and inconsistent, weak swells.

Into the second week, it’s the same story. There’s a small uptick of energy around the 19th of July with a 2ft groundswell from the SW, long period of 17 seconds, and moderate energy (391), but the morning wind is offshore (6 mph from WSW). That long period (over 15 seconds) is very long, meaning those waves will be better for point breaks or reefs, but with only 2ft, you’re looking at shin-high lines. By the 21st of July, we do see a long-period swell around 15 to 16 seconds, but still tiny at 2ft to 2ft and mostly cross-onshore. Honestly, the most promising-looking day in week two might be the morning of Wednesday the 22nd of July, with a little 2ft SSW swell, light 3 mph cross-on wind, and period of 15 seconds. Even that is marginal.

The last gasp of the run, around the 24th of July, sees a 0.7ft groundswell of 24 seconds during the afternoon – huge period, but no size at all (energy of 109). That’s not surf; that’s a lake ripple.

With conditions this poor and the break being a reef and point setup, it’s not even looking good for a kite. There is a significant stretch here – nearly a fortnight – where there are no decent recommendations. It’s one of those blank runs that happens in this area. If the swell direction was proper W and we got a cleanup, it could change fast, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about. Hang the board up for a bit.

Rusty.

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