Eastern Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. It’s Rusty.

The first week and a half are a bit of a mixed bag for us here – we’ve got some clean waves, but the real fireworks are pegged for the back end of the window. The first few days are small but tidy, then things get very big, very quickly. Keep an eye on the dates.

We kick off Wednesday the 15th at Eastern Beach. It’s a sandbar setup, inconsistent, but the morning has a clean 5 ft easterly swell running. The wind is a light cross-off, so the surface is tidy. The water is a chilly 64°, and that’s 5° colder than usual – a good 5° anomaly, so it’s much colder than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (460). Thursday morning the 16th sees a bigger pulse of 6 ft from the SW, with a clean cross-off breeze. The energy jumps to strong (1417). That one is excellent for experienced surfers, but it’s getting a bit chunky for beginners.

Friday the 17th is glassy in the morning, but the swell drops to 3 ft. It’s a long-period 13-second groundswell, so it’ll have some shape, but the energy is weak (405). Saturday the 18th looks similar – a glassy morning with a 4 ft S swell, with a moderate energy of 583. The wind stays light and the conditions are good, but the waves are small.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Tuesday the 21st, we have a monster 12 ft SSW swell hitting in the morning. The wind is a clean cross-off, but the combined energy is a massive 5107 – that’s very strong. For a sandbar like Eastern Beach, that’s too big. This is strictly for experts only, and even then, it’s a beast. The period is 12 seconds, so it’s a proper groundswell. The next day, Wednesday the 22nd, is the standout. A 6 ft S swell with a 14-second period, glassy conditions, and huge energy (1598). This is the best of the whole run. The wave quality is excellent for experienced surfers, and the wind is perfect. Then Thursday the 23rd goes absolutely nuts with a 16 ft SW swell at an 18-second period – the energy is 19214. That is a massive, powerful groundswell, and again, way too big for this break. It’s a sight to see, but not to paddle out into.

The following week calms down. Friday the 24th is glassy again with a 7 ft S swell, but the wind goes onshore in the afternoon. The weekend of the 25th and 26th is a write-off, with strong winds and deteriorating conditions. The swell swings to a short-period 8-second ENE windswell by the 26th and 27th, which is choppy and messy. The energy is still strong (1711), but the quality is poor. We finally get a glassy morning on Tuesday the 28th with a 4 ft E swell, but by then we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel.

So, the best on offer is Wednesday the 22nd of July. The 6 ft S swell with glassy conditions and that long 14-second period is the one to circle. The 21st and 23rd are for the big-wave chargers only, but the 22nd is the sweet spot. Thursday the 23rd is also a standout for the sheer size, but it’s a different beast.

Rusty.

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