Empty Lots Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Empty Lots for the next couple of weeks.

It’s a pretty quiet picture overall for the next 16 days. There’s no fire in this forecast. The wave energy is mostly on the weak to moderate side (740 in the combined swell energy), but the real killer is the wind. A constant fresh cross-shore breeze from the ENE, blowing 35 km/h, is going to trash just about every session. For the majority of the run, the forecast is "poor surf conditions," and that's the straight dope.

The water temperature is 80°, which is par for the course this time of year.

Let’s go day by day. Monday, July 6th, starts with a 3ft swell from the SSW (16-second period) but that 35 km/h cross-shore wind chops it all up. Tuesday, July 7th, is the same story, with a brief window of 6ft ENE windswell (7-second period) in the morning, but the short period makes it a messy shorebreak.

We get one tiny silver lining on Sunday, July 12th, in the afternoon. The wind drops to a moderate breeze at 25 km/h and turns cross-offshore, cleaning the surface up. The swell is still small, around 3ft from the SSW with a long 16-second period. The combined energy hits 765 – the highest number of the whole run. It’s been called "clean," which sounds like heaven compared to the rest, but it’s still only a marginal day. The break is fairly consistent, but remember it's an advanced reef that can get busy sometimes.

After that one good look, it's back to the grind. From July 13th to the 16th, the wind lightens up, but the swell stays tiny (2ft to 3ft) and the conditions are barely rideable. Most of that week is a bust. Then into the third week (July 17th onwards), we’re back to the same pattern: fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy, poor surf. The swell never reaches over 5ft, so it’s never too big, but the quality is just not there. Honestly, with the constant wind and short-period junk, this

looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There are no true bangers here. The only time to even think about paddling out is the afternoon of Sunday, July 12th, for the cleaner conditions. But be ready for a long lull between the sets with that long period groundswell.

Rusty.

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