Green Ball Surf Forecast and Surf Report

IMPERIAL

Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s happening at Green Ball for the next 16 days.

First thing’s first – it’s a long, dry spell. The water temp is a normal 80°, no drama there.

The nearest we get to a surfable wave is on the morning of Saturday, July 26th, but it’s a real struggle. There’s a 8ft SE swell, but it’s a short-period 9 seconds. The wind is a messy cross-shore at 19 mph, and the wave energy is high at 1483, but the whole thing is too lumpy and cross-chopped to be any fun. It gets worse from there with onshore winds. Honestly, the period from the 25th of July right through the end of the month is a total write-off.

The one and only standout in this whole outlook is the morning of Monday, August 3rd. It’s not huge, but it’s the only clean window we’ve got. Expect a 6ft SSW groundswell with a nice, long 15-second period. The wind finally swings around to a clean cross-shore from the ESE at 12 mph. The wave energy is moderate (1379), and the SSW direction is spot-on for Green Ball’s reef. It’s a 2/10 in the scoring, but that’s a win in this forecast. The long period will give you some proper shaped waves on the reef, and with that cross-shore wind, it could be glassy. This is your one chance.

After that, it’s back to onshore junk. The swell actually gets massive – we’re talking 10ft from the SSW on Thursday, August 6th with a super long 18-second period and wave energy through the roof at 4823. But the wind is a constant 16 mph cross-onshore. For a reef with that much power and that wind, it’s going to be a miss. Frankly, it’s more of a kite-surfing window than a paddle-surfing one with that setup.

The entire second week is a tease: plenty of swell in the water, but always getting chopped up by the wind. It’s a frustrating one. Mark your calendar for that Monday morning on the 3rd.

Rusty.

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