Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking at Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch.

The overall pattern is pretty quiet. We’ve got a long gap of small, weak, and mostly wind-affected surf before a brief window of cleaner conditions shows up. Nothing here is going to fire, but there are a couple of moments where you could get a grovelly slide in if you’re desperate.

Things start off on Monday, 20 July, but it’s a no-go. Tiny 1ft swell from the SSE with a short 8-second period, and combined energy is a weak 23. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind, but there’s just no push. The afternoon gets worse with onshore wind and a messy 2ft wave. Not worth a paddle.

Tuesday (21 July) and Wednesday (22 July) are a write-off. Onshore winds, building chop, and the swell is still poor. Wednesday afternoon sees the swell hit 5ft from the SSE, and combined energy jumps to 292, but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are described as having a cross-chop. It’s a mess.

Thursday, 23 July, is where things get slightly interesting. The morning has 4ft SSE swell (8-second period, energy 188) with a clean cross-offshore breeze. The afternoon is the real standout of the whole forecast: glassy conditions, 3ft swell from the SE, period at 8 seconds, and energy at 141. It’s not big, but for a beach break with light wind and clean faces, you could get a few fun ones. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Friday morning, 24 July, is also glassy with 3ft swell, but it fades fast. The afternoon goes onshore and messy again. From there, we hit another long gap. From Saturday, 25 July all the way through to Sunday, 2 August, it’s mostly small, weak, and onshore. The swell rarely gets above 3ft, and when it does, like on 27 July afternoon with 6ft from the SSE, the wind is howling onshore and the combined energy is 309 – but it’s just a blown-out, choppy mess. That kind of setup at a beach break like Fortunes looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The last little glimmer comes on Monday, 3 August. The morning is glassy again, with a 2ft swell from the E, but the period is a long 10 seconds, and combined energy is 135. It’s surfable but very ordinary. Just a tiny, clean wave for a longboard or a foiler.

The best of a bad bunch is definitely the Thursday, 23 July afternoon. Glassy, clean, 3ft, and a little bit of energy. After that, the Monday, 3 August morning is the only other clean window, but it’s even smaller.

Rusty.

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