Embare Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's on the cards for Embare. Things are looking pretty quiet on the whole. There's a bit of swell from the south-southeast trickling in, but for most of the run it's going to be small, weak, and very ordinary. If you're a beginner looking for a gentle paddle, there might be a few windows, but for anyone after proper waves, it's a waiting game.

Let's start with the best of it. The standout mornings are Thursday July 11 and Friday July 12. On the 11th, we're looking at clean 3 ft of southeast swell at a long 13 seconds. The wind is dead calm in the morning, making for glassy conditions and combined wave energy of (254). That's the pick. The next morning, the 12th, is also glassy with a north wind at 3 mph, offering a similar 2 ft southeast swell with a period of 12 seconds and energy at (155). The water temp is 68°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

After that, things get a bit messy. On the 13th, we get a bump to 3 ft from the south, but it comes with light rain and onshore southerly winds. The quality is poor, and the energy bumps to (319), but the conditions are junked out. That kind of onshore wind on a sheltered spot like Embare isn't doing us any favours.

From the afternoon of the 12th through the next week and a half, there are long gaps with no decent recommendations. The surf gets small, dropping to 2 ft or less, and period drops to 8 seconds or even shorter, with combined energy falling into the weak range (under 100). The winds are mostly cross or onshore, or just too light to clean up the weak, short-period chop. The 14th and 15th mornings are glassy, but the swell is small and the period is down to 9-10 seconds, so it's limp. The 18th Saturday and 19th Sunday mornings have some clean 2 ft-3 ft swell, but the period is short, around 8-9 seconds, and the energy is low.

The last few days of the outlook, from the 21st to the 24th, are flat and poor. Swell drops to 1.0 ft-2 ft with periods of 7-8 seconds. Nothing there to even bother with. Honestly, the only real calls are those couple of glassy, clean mornings in the first week. After that, it's a run of flatness that stretches for over a week.

Stay tuned, things can change, but right now it's about picking those rare clean moments.

Rusty.

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