Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for the next couple of weeks.

It's a bit of a slow start, but there's a serious pulse of energy building in the long range. The first few days are pretty flat and quiet, but don't get discouraged – the end of the run looks like a proper big-wave event for the crew that knows what they're doing.

We're looking at Golfcourse for the whole run. It's a beginner-friendly spot, exposed to the swell, and it's been fairly consistent. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real window of clean, small waves kicks off on Tuesday, July 28th in the morning. We've got a glassy 1.6ft swell from the ESE with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak (94), but with zero wind, it's going to be clean and fun for a longboard or a foamie. That afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and it gets messy, so get your session in early.

Wednesday, July 29th morning is another glassy morning with the same 1.6ft ESE swell. The energy is still low (83), but it's another window for a quiet, clean paddle. The pattern repeats with a glassy or light offshore wind through Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st mornings, but the swell drops to 1.3ft. The energy is very weak (down to 29 on Friday), but the conditions are pristine. It's a good week for a beginner to get some practice in, or for a more experienced surfer to just enjoy being out there.

Then we hit a bit of a dry spell. From Saturday, August 1st through to Monday, August 3rd, the mornings are glassy or clean, but the swell is tiny and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore. The energy is weak, and the conditions turn poor quickly each day. It’s not really worth the effort.

Now, things get interesting. On Sunday, August 2nd, the morning shows a tiny 1.3ft swell but the period jumps to 16 seconds. The combined energy bumps up to a moderate 133. This is a sign of a groundswell arriving, but it's still too small to surf. The following days, Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, the swell really starts to build. Monday morning sees 3.9ft at 14 seconds (energy 639), and Tuesday morning hits 7.5ft at an incredible 18 seconds (energy 3132). The wind is cross-on, so it's not perfect, but the power is there. Swell this long (over 15 seconds) is going to be super clean and lined up, but it can break a bit too straight at a beach break. At a point break or reef, it would be world-class.

But the real standout is Wednesday, August 5th. The morning delivers a massive 11.5ft ESE swell with a 19-second period. The combined energy is a whopping 8636. This is strong, powerful stuff. The wind is light and cross-on from the NE. However, for a beginner spot, 11.5ft is way too big. This is a day for experts only. It's going to be a heavy, powerful, and likely dangerous. The afternoon gets even bigger, hitting 13.1ft (energy 10345).

Thursday, August 6th is the peak of the madness. The morning sees a 21.3ft ESE swell, with a 45 km/h cross-shore wind. The energy is an insane 27435. This is not surfing. This is survival. The forecast says it's too big for the break, and I'm telling you, unless you're a tow-in crew, stay far away. The afternoon is even worse, with 24.6ft swell and 55 km/h winds.

Friday, August 7th is still huge, with a 37.7ft swell from the east in the morning, and a risk of thunderstorms. The wind is a 75 km/h cross-shore. The energy reading is 82082 – that's just a number, but it tells you the ocean is a violent, dangerous place. The afternoon does clean up a bit with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still a massive 29.5ft.

Saturday, August 8th is the first day the swell starts to drop, but it's still massive. The morning has a 14.8ft south swell with a light cross-offshore wind and clean conditions. The energy is still a very strong 4631. For a handful of extremely experienced, big-wave surfers, this could be the session of the year. It's clean, it's powerful, and it's big. The afternoon drops to 9.8ft from the south.

After that, it backs off quickly. Sunday, August 9th has 5.6ft, but it's a short-period windswell from the south with a cross-on wind. The quality drops off. The rest of the run into Tuesday, August 12th is a write-off, with onshore winds and poor conditions.

The one true standout here is Wednesday, August 5th through to Saturday, August 8th for the big-wave chargers. It's a massive, powerful groundswell, and the cleanest window looks like

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