Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the outlook for Devereux is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a real struggle. We’ve got a few pulses of swell, but the quality just isn’t there. The water is a toasty 70°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a warm bath out there.

The first real sniff of anything happens on Saturday, August 2nd. We’ll see a small 3 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 9 seconds, so it’s not going to have much push. The wind is onshore from the WSW at 6 mph, so it’ll be a bit lumpy. The combined energy is moderate at best, reading 236 on Sunday morning. It’s surfable, but it’s a far cry from good.

Things get a bit more interesting heading into the second week. Around Thursday, August 7th, we start to see a shift in direction. The swell swings to the SSW, with a much longer period of 19 seconds by the afternoon. That’s proper groundswell energy, but the height is tiny at 1 ft. The combined energy reading of 250 shows there’s some grunt in the water, but it’s just not big enough to do much at a reef and point break like this. The wind is a messy cross-onshore, so it’s not clean.

There’s a real tease on Saturday, August 9th, with a 2 ft WNW swell and a better 11-second period, with light onshore winds. The energy is 257, which is moderate, but the wave comment tells the story: “poor surf conditions.” It’s just not coming together.

For the rest of the window, it’s a real grind. We see a lot of 1 ft to 2 ft swell from the south and southwest, with periods ranging from 14 to 20 seconds. We get a few glimmers on Saturday, August 15th, with a 2 ft SSW swell, 17-second period, and light cross-onshore winds. The energy is 285, which is the highest we see, but it’s still a marginal call. The best description I can give is that it’s a kite surfer’s forecast more than a paddle surfer’s – there’s energy in the water, but the waves are just too small and weak to be any fun on a surfboard.

Bottom line: There are no standouts here. It’s a flat, poor-quality run. When it’s like this, it tends not to stay poor for long, but for now, I’d leave the board at home.

- Rusty

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