Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Look, straight up, the next couple of days are a mixed bag. We’ve got some solid size coming through, but it’s not for everyone. The first real standout is this Sunday morning at Friendly Beaches. We’re looking at a solid 7ft south swell, with a 10-second period pushing a hefty wave energy (1409). The wind is a cross-off from the southwest, keeping things clean. This is excellent surf, but it’s strictly for the advanced crew. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Sunday afternoon holds similar juice, 7ft from the SSE, still clean with a light breeze, still for the experienced only.

Monday morning, the 6th of July, drops a little to 5ft from the SSE, but the wind goes glassy from the west. That’s a proper window of clean, glassy conditions, though the energy drops to a moderate 356. It’s a good session for the average surfer.

Tuesday and Wednesday, the 7th and 8th, are pretty ordinary. Tiny waves, weak energy, nothing to get excited about. Thursday the 9th is worse, with a poor 2ft cross-shore mess.

Now, here’s the next real standout. It’s a bit of a wait, but Monday the 13th of July, the afternoon session brings a long-period groundswell from the south, 3ft at 20 seconds. The energy is moderate (872) but that period is very long. This will be a clean, lined-up swell, best for a point or reef. The offshore wind will be clean.

Then Tuesday the 14th gets a bit messy with a moderate cross-off wind, but Wednesday the 15th of July morning is a beauty. Clean 3ft south swell at 16 seconds, with a solid offshore wind from the WSW. That’s a great call for a clean, groomed wave.

The absolute best of the whole window, though, is Thursday the 16th of July. The morning is glassy with a 7ft south swell, 12-second period, and massive energy (1208). That’s excellent surf, again for the advanced crew. The afternoon is just as good, 7ft, clean, with a light cross-off.

Friday the 17th holds a solid 5ft, glassy again in the morning. The second week, the 18th and 19th, see the size drop back to a more manageable 3ft to 5ft, with some clean offshore windows, but nothing that tops the 16th.

So, if you’re an expert, make a beeline for Friendly Beaches on Sunday the 5th and Thursday the 16th of July. For the rest of us, the glassy Monday morning the 6th and the long-period Monday afternoon the 13th are the ones to aim for. The 16th is the big one.

Rusty.

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