Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break it down. The outlook for the next couple weeks is a tale of two halves – a long stretch of small, clean mornings, then a huge storm swell that’s only for the brave.

Starting at Golfcourse, the surf is tiny. Friday the 17th is a dud with a 2ft easterly swell and a 10-second period, but the wind gets messy cross-on in the afternoon. The real story for the first week is the mornings. From Saturday the 18th right through to Friday the 24th, we’ve got glassy conditions every morning. The swell sits between 2ft and 2ft from the east, with periods around 9–10 seconds. The combined energy is weak, mostly in the 60–104 range, so it’s barely breaking. It’s clean, but you’ll be on a longboard or a foamie, scratching for little knee-high rollers. The water temp is a warm 82°, about average for this time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit. Crowds are “often” here, but with waves this small, it might be a quiet paddle.

The afternoons are all poor – cross-on winds from the SE mess everything up, so plan your sessions for dawn patrol and you’ll be rewarded with a mirror-like surface.

Then we hit a serious gap. After the 25th, the conditions go downhill fast. The 26th sees a pulse of energy, with combined energy hitting 172, but the swell is still a messy 2ft and the wind is howling cross-on. Not good. From Sunday the 27th, the swell climbs dramatically, but it’s a full-on storm surf. By Monday the 28th, we’re talking 13ft to 15ft from the SE with a period of 14–15 seconds, and onshore winds at 15–18 mph. The combined energy rockets into the thousands (7222, 7721). This is pure chaos – the kind of day you watch from the car park.

The standout, if you’re an expert, is the 29th through to the 30th. On Tuesday the 29th, the swell hits a massive 23ft from the SSE, but the wind swings cross-off from the SE at 18–25 mph, and the combined energy is a staggering 33800. It’s way too big for beginners and most intermediates, but for the few who can handle it, the waves will be massive and powerful. The 30th keeps that energy with a 25ft SSE swell, but the wind shifts to a cross-off SSW and the waves are clean. This is a serious, dangerous, life-changing swell – only for the brave.

By Wednesday the 31st, the swell drops to a more manageable 7ft from the south, with a shorter period of 8 seconds, and the wind is clean offshore from the WSW. Combined energy is 561. This is the best all-rounder day – still big but not terrifying, with clean offshore conditions. The morning of the 1st of August sees a tiny 1ft easterly groundswell with a very long period of 16 seconds and glassy winds, but it’s so small you’ll be waiting for a set that might not come.

Overall, the best bet is the morning of Wednesday the 30th and Thursday the 31st – that’s when the swell is big but the wind is clean, offering proper waves for experienced surfers. The tiny glassy mornings before that are for beginners or those who just want to be on the water. Stay safe out there.

Rusty.

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