Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s lined up for us at Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook is a bit of a heartbreaker. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no real surf to get excited about. The first record kicks off on Saturday morning, July 25th, but don’t let that fool you. The swell is tiny at 2ft coming from the SE, with a short, weak period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 52, and the wind is onshore from the SSE. It’s poor, flat, and messy. The water is sitting at 58°, which is a whopping 5° colder than normal for this time of year – you’ll feel that chill.

We drift through the rest of July and into the start of August with the same story. The swell stays small, generally between 2ft and 4ft, but the periods are short, under 8 seconds, and the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore. There’s one moment on Thursday morning, July 30th, that deserves a mention. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the SE, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 198. The wind is a cross-offshore from the NNE, which cleans it up a bit. The guidance says it’s surfable, but it’s still very ordinary – nothing to write home about, and it’s a one-off before it fades again.

After that, it’s more of the same. The middle of the first week of August sees a few tiny, clean moments – like on the morning of Friday, August 7th, when it’s glassy with a 1ft easterly swell, but the energy is only 29. There’s just no push.

The best on offer in this entire 16-day window? I’d have to point you back to that Thursday morning, July 30th. It’s the only time the combined energy hits triple digits and the wind is offshore. But even then, with a 4ft swell and 8-second period, it’s a small, weak wave. It’s not a standout for anyone but the most desperate. For beginners, the swell is under 5ft, so it’s not too big, but the quality is so poor it’s hardly worth paddling out. For experts, it’s barely a warm-up.

The rest of the time, with the onshore winds and small, weak swell, this setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. We’ve got a long gap of flat, poor conditions from July 25th right through to August 9th. The break is fairly consistent, but it’s consistently poor. It’s one of those stretches where the forecasts will need to change dramatically for it to get good.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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