Egypt Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I’ve had a good look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be honest with you – it’s a tough one. The whole 16-day window is looking flat, and I mean properly flat. There’s not a single point in the forecast where the waves are good enough to recommend a proper session. It’s a real bummer, but sometimes the ocean just shuts down.

The first few days, starting Friday the 24th of July, are just a non-starter. We’re talking tiny 1ft swell from the ESE with a short period, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s all chop and no shape. The combined energy is barely registering, under 20 (14) on Friday morning. It’s just poor surf, plain and simple.

We roll into the weekend, the 25th and 26th, and it’s the same story. The swell tries to bump up to 2ft on Sunday, but the period is a pathetic 5-6 seconds, and the wind is still cross-onshore, making it a choppy mess. The combined energy climbs a bit to 31, but that’s still weak, and the quality is just not there.

The following week, from the 28th of July through to the 1st of August, is more of the same – small, messy, and wind-affected. The swell direction stays mostly E or ESE, and the wind keeps shifting around, never giving us a clean window. The combined energy hits a high of 103 on the 30th of July, but that’s still only moderate, and with a 6-second period and fresh cross-shore wind, it’s just lumpy. Not what any surfer is looking for.

Now, there’s a glimmer of something on the 2nd of August. The wind finally goes cross-off from the SSW, giving us clean conditions. The swell is tiny though, 0.6ft to 1ft from the ESE, with a period of 9-10 seconds. The combined energy is a bit better at 44, but the size is just too small for any real ride. It’s clean, but flat.

The last week, from the 3rd of August onward, the swell drops right off again. We’re back to 0.3ft to 1ft, and the combined energy falls into the single digits. The wind is clean on a few days, but there’s no wave energy to work with.

So, the bottom line is this: for the entire 16-day window, there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. The whole area is experiencing a prolonged flat spell. It’s frustrating, but it happens. The water temp at the start is 64°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, but that’s the least of our worries. The jetty at Egypt Beach won’t be seeing any action. Keep your board in the car and your eyes on the forecast, because this kind of run tends to break eventually.

Rusty.

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