Fare Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

First up, we’ve got Fare Left on the menu. This is an exposed reef break, so it knows how to handle a decent SSW swell. Water temps are sitting at 81°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there – just your usual warm bath.

The real story starts later in the period, to be honest. The first week is a bit of a struggle. There's some swell around, but it's paired with tricky wind and that "marginal surf" vibe. We kick off on Friday morning, July 3rd, with a clean 7ft SSW groundswell, but the 12 mph NNE cross-off wind has the combined energy pumping at 1698 – that's strong, for sure – but it’s just not coming together right. That “questionable tide” is a problem. Saturday and Sunday drop off even more, with onshore winds and a messy sea state. The beginning of the following week, July 6th, the wind swings south at 19 mph, but the swell drops back and quality is poor.

Now, there’s a gap with nothing to recommend until things start to show promise around Wednesday, July 8th. We finally get some genuine offshore wind from the ESE, first at 16 mph and then freshening to 19 mph. The waves are small though – only 2ft to 3ft. Not a standout, but a sign things are turning.

The standouts, and I mean the absolute highlights, arrive on Sunday, July 12th, and keep rolling through to Wednesday, July 15th. It’s world-class potential. The swell builds from the SSW, hitting 3ft on the Sunday morning, but it's the conditions that make your heart race. On Monday, July 13th, we get clean 4ft to 3ft waves at Fare Left with glassy conditions under a light ENE breeze, and the energy is over 1000 – clean, lined-up surf.

But the best of the best? That's Tuesday, July 14th. The morning is glassy, 6ft of SSW groundswell at 17 seconds, with 2075 energy – that’s very strong. Then the afternoon goes absolutely mental: a glassy 8ft SSW swell, 16-second period, and the combined energy hits 3061. This is a reef break, and with that long period, it’s going to hold up beautifully, but at 8ft, it’s for the experienced crew only. That’s your day.

Wednesday, July 15th follows up strong with an 8ft SSW swell in the morning – also glassy – so there’s a solid window of big, clean surf for the advanced lads and lasses.

After that peak, the swell backs off through the second week, staying inconsistent with onshore winds returning and the quality fading away.

So for the standout, it has to be Fare Left on Tuesday, July 14th. Both sessions are exceptional, but the afternoon's combo of size, period, and glassy wind is a once-in-a-forecast event. Monday the 13th and Wednesday the 15th are also strong. If you can only paddle out once, make it that Tuesday afternoon – it will be clean, powerful, and very special. Be aware that at that size and power, it's for advanced surfers only.

Rusty.

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