Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Devereux over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty grim run for the first week. The water here is sitting at 66°, which is about 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, so that's a bit of a weird one, but don't let that fool you into thinking the surf is any good. The energy is there, with moderate readings like 252 in the combined swell energy, but the quality is just stuffed. Friday morning, the 17th, we've got a 1ft WNW groundswell with a very long 18-second period, but it's a cross-onshore wind and the report calls it poor surf. That's a pattern you'll see for a few days.

The whole first week is a write-off, honestly. The swell is mostly small, under 3ft, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-on. It's just not clean. The best score we see in that first week is a 2-out-of-10 on Tuesday morning, the 21st, with a 5ft SSW swell and a 12-second period. The wind is cross-shore, not terrible, but it's still called marginal. The combined energy gets up to 729, which is a solid moderate push, but it's not coming together for a proper surf. The 22nd of July gets worse, with a 6ft W windswell of only 6 seconds and a 15 mph cross-on wind – that's choppy, blown-out, and honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddler.

So, we've got a gap of about a week of nothing worthwhile. The second week – from the 24th of July onward – is a little more interesting but still not a standout. The swell period drops from the low-teens back to the 20-second range, which is very long. That means the waves will have a lot of energy and be well-shaped, but they'll be fat and straight-breaking on a beach setup. The combined energy readings are strong, hitting 760 on the 25th of July (Saturday morning) and 797 on the 27th of July (Monday afternoon). This is the best of the bunch. The swell is 2ft to 3ft from the SSW, with a period of 18-21 seconds. The wind is light and onshore or cross-on, but it's very light, so the conditions might be cleaner than they look.

If you're going to pick a day, take a chance on Monday the 27th of July. The morning session has a 3ft SSW swell, 18-second period, and a light onshore breeze. The combined energy is 772. It's all marginal, but it's the best we've got. Just keep in mind that the long period means this break, which is a reef and point, might actually handle it better than a beach. The crowds are a thing here – it says "often" crowded, so don't expect a solo session. For the rest of that second week, it's the same story: small, long-period swells with light winds. It's not going to be pumping, but it's a step up from the total flatness of the first week.

> Rusty

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