Floreat groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about the surf for Floreat groyne.

Starting off, it’s a bit of a slow cooker. The first half of this week is nothing to write home about, with only small, average waves and a lot of onshore chop messing things up. There’s a bit of a grind until a few clean windows pop up. The real standout doesn’t come until the start of the second week.

Wednesday afternoon kicks things off, but it’s a mellow 4 ft SW groundswell with a long 13-second period. The wind is cross-offshore, so the face is clean, but it's weak energy (773). A bit of a tease for the beginners it suits, but the crowds might show up.

Thursday and Friday are mostly a write-off – the swell picks up to 5 ft and 6 ft, but the wind gets on it and turns it to mush and chop. Not worth paddling out for a decent surfer.

Into the weekend (Saturday) the swell pushes to 7 ft to 8 ft from the WSW with a 15-second period, and the wind is cross-off in the morning, keeping it clean. That’s a big, heavy wave (moderate energy – 2140) for a groyne, and the cross-shore in the afternoon will be tricky. This is expert territory.

Now, let's turn the page to the real gold. Sunday the 2nd of August. You get a 6 ft WSW swell with a decent 13-second period, and the wind goes totally glassy off the ENE in the afternoon (energy 1110). That’s clean, fun, user-friendly surf.

Then Monday morning the 3rd of August, the wind is glassy off the SSW, with a 5 ft, 14-second swell. That is as good as it gets for a clean, long period wave clean-up at this break. Very good conditions.

But the BEST on offer is Tuesday the 4th of August. The wind is dead calm, glassy, with a 7 ft swell from the WSW at a very long 18-second period. That's proper groundswell (energy 3071 – strong). This is a beautiful, powerful wave for an experienced surfer. A true standout that will have the crew out early.

After that, the second week gets messy with strong winds and big slop, but there’s a final flash on Thursday the 13th of August with the wind going glassy again, a clean 6 ft swell from the WSW (1507 energy). A promising but less certain swell, given how far out it is.

Water temp at Floreat groyne is sitting at 62°F, which is 4°F colder than normal. You’ll feel that sting through your wetsuit – it’s much colder than average for this time of year.

So, the pick of the litter is Tuesday the 4th of August, with Monday the 3rd and Sunday the 2nd right behind it. The rest is a waiting game.

Rusty.

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