Embare Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve got the rundown on our local stretch. Let’s be straight with each other—it’s been a pretty quiet run and it’s going to stay that way for a while.

First up, the water is sitting at about 68°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.

We’re looking at a long, lean period. The first real chance to get wet kicks off Sunday morning, the 26th of July. We’ve got a small 2ft S swell pushing through with a 14-second period at Embare. That longer period means there’s some push behind it, and with the combined energy coming in at (247), it’s got a little bit of life. The wind is glassy from the NE at 3 mph, so it’ll be clean. But honestly, it’s tiny. It’s surfable, but it’s a log or a longboard kind of day. The tide and the sand will do the rest.

After that, it’s a real struggle. Monday the 27th is smaller with a 2ft SE swell and a short 8-second period, giving it a weak feel. The wind is glassy in the morning, so it’ll be clean, but the energy is low (115). We’re looking at a gap of several days here where the surf is just poor. Tuesday through to the end of the month are all tiny, weak, and with winds that aren’t doing us any favors. The wind flips around onshore and cross-shore, making a mess of what little wave there is.

The next small pulse shows up on Tuesday the 4th of August. We’ve got a 3ft SSE swell with an 11-second period, and the combined energy bumps up to (183). The morning looks the best with a light ENE wind, keeping it clean. But it’s only 3ft, so it’s still small, and the crowd situation at Embare can be 'sometimes' busy, so expect a few others out for the same tiny wave.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is around Friday the 7th of August. The morning session is the pick of the whole 16-day run. A 4ft S swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is solid at (252). The wind is glassy from the SSE, so it should be clean. That’s the biggest, cleanest wave we’re going to see. It’s still not huge, but it’s the best on offer. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-shore wind, so stick to the morning.

After that, it drops right back off. The 10th of August just has small, weak, onshore junk. Nothing to get excited about.

For the whole run, there’s no standout big swell, but the 7th of August morning is the one to mark. The rest is a long wait for clean, small waves. It’s a quiet spell, but it won’t last forever.

Rusty.

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