Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what Friendly Beaches has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. It’s not going to be all-time, but there are a few windows with some proper grunt.

The pattern kicks off with a bit of a slow start, but we get a sneaky window on Monday, July 6th morning. It’s glassy with a light W wind, picking up a 5ft SSE swell, period around 9 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 373, and the conditions are looking clean. That Monday morning is the best of the first few days.

Things drop right off after that, with a real flat spell from Tuesday through to Thursday. The swell gets small and messy, with onshore wind on the cards. There’s a long gap with nothing worth paddling out for until we get to Sunday, July 12th afternoon. That’s when a new 5ft NE pulse rolls in, with a period of 6 seconds and moderate energy (223). The wind is light NW and cross-off, keeping it clean. It’s not huge, but it’s rideable.

The real standout window, however, starts building from Tuesday, July 14th afternoon. We’re looking at an 8ft S swell, period around 7 seconds, with a strong wave energy of 599. The wind is WNW 9 mph, cross-off, and conditions are clean. That’s proper size—only for the experienced crew. This runs into Wednesday, July 15th, where the swell holds at 8ft from the SE (period 9 seconds), and the combined energy jumps to a very solid 1062. The wind picks up to 16 mph from the SW, so it’ll be a bit bumpy. The Thursday, July 16th morning could be the pick of the whole run: a 7ft SE swell, 9 second period, combined energy of 776, and a light WNW offshore breeze at 6 mph. Clean and powerful. The afternoon glass-off with a WSW 3 mph breeze makes it look even better.

Into the second week, we’ve got another solid pulse on Friday, July 17th morning. A 6ft ESE groundswell with a long period of 12 seconds, combined energy of 851, and glassy conditions with a light NW breeze. This is a classic long-period groundswell, which tends to stand up nicely at a beach break like this, but can also close out. Good for the experts. The following days see a drop in size but conditions stay clean through the Saturday, July 18th afternoon with a 6ft N swell.

After that, the window slams shut again. From Sunday, July 19th, the swell tanks to a tiny 1.0ft, the wind goes onshore and cross-shore, and it’s flat through to Monday, July 20th afternoon when a massive 10ft S swell shows up. That’s way too big for Friendly Beaches—only for the kamikaze crew. The final record on Tuesday, July 21st shows a 7ft S groundswell with a very long 15-second period and extreme combined energy of 3650, but with a moderate SW breeze.

Overall, the week starting Monday, July 6th is a write-off until that Sunday. The best on offer is the run from Thursday, July 16th morning through to Friday, July 17th morning—clean, solid S/SE swell with light offshore winds. A close second is the Tuesday, July 14th afternoon into Wednesday, but that’s a bit lumpier. Nothing here for the groms after the first few days; it’s all in the 5ft to 8ft range. Keep an eye on that long-period groundswell—it’ll have heaps of energy and nice shape, but at a beach break like this, it might be a bit straight and won’t leave you long between sets.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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