Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on offer at Golfcourse. Straight up, the water's sitting at 83°F for the first session, which is pretty normal for this time of year, no big anomaly there.

We're looking at a pretty quiet run for the next week and a bit. From Wednesday the 22nd of July right through to Friday the 31st of July, it's mostly tiny, weak surf. You'll get a few mornings with glassy 1ft to 2ft waves from the east-southeast, but the energy is low, with combined swell energy readings mostly under 100 to just over 150 (moderate at best). The swell period is around 10 seconds, which is a bit short and weak, so the shape won't be anything special. The few clean windows – like Thursday morning the 23rd with glassy 2ft easterly swell, or Tuesday morning the 28th with a glassy 2ft wave – might be worth a paddle for a beginner having a muck around, but it's not really surf you'd drive for. The afternoons pretty much all get chopped up by a cross-onshore breeze.

Then we get a proper gap: nothing really worth mentioning until the first of August. But hold on to your board, because the first week of August looks like a different world.

The standout is the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. This is the one to point your car at. We've got a solid 5ft swell from the east with a long period of 17 seconds, pumping in with a combined energy of 1511. That's a proper groundswell. The wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm, so it'll be clean as a whistle. This is an exposed spot, and with that size and period, it's going to be a powerful wave, excellent for experienced surfers. It's a bit too much for beginners though, with the swell more than 5ft.

Monday the 3rd of August morning is another cracker, with 7ft of east swell at 17 seconds (2254 energy) and a glassy offshore wind from the east-northeast. That's a big wave, over 8ft, so experts only, but it'll be a ripper. The combined energy is very strong, and the long period means it'll be a proper, deep-water groundswell that will line up well.

Tuesday the 4th of August morning is also big, with 8ft east swell and 17 seconds (3098 energy), but the wind is a bit cross-on, so it might be a touch messier. Still a solid option for the crew who know what they're doing.

Keep in mind, for the first week of August, the afternoons get a cross-on seabreeze that will mess things up, so you want to be on it early. The swell settles down a bit by Wednesday the 5th of August morning, with 5ft east swell and 15 seconds, still a quality wave.

So, the long and short of it: the next ten days are flat and ordinary. The real action kicks off on the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. That's your best bet by a long shot – big, clean, powerful groundswell. Get it while it's good.

Rusty.

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