Guarita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, checking in with a look at the only spot worth talking about in the window: Guarita.

Alright, buckle up for Guarita. This is a heavy, advanced reef break, and it’s not messing around. The water sits at 64°, which is pretty standard for late July – nothing freaky going on there. The first bit of the run looks a bit average, but there’s some real quality hiding in the second week if you can wait.

We get a little spike early on, Saturday the 25th July morning with 4ft of ESE swell and glassy, off-the-charts conditions. The energy is decent, around 304, and that north wind is dead calm. It’s rideable, but honestly, it’s not the main event.

After that, things go pretty flat and messy. Sunday the 26th through to the 31st of July is a write-off. The swell drops, the wind gets cross or onshore, and the energy readings are weak (mostly under 300). It’s a long, frustrating gap of about 5 days where you’d be better off doing something else.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The first of August brings a real turnaround. Saturday the 1st of August morning shows 5ft of shorey E swell, but the real story is the 413 energy reading and that glassy north-west wind. That’s clean, punchy surf.

But the standout window is Sunday the 2nd of August. We’ve got 3ft of SSE swell, but check the period: 14 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and the energy is at 353. Both the morning and afternoon are glassy – completely clean. This is a rare moment for Guarita. It’s a reef, so that long period will set up beautifully, and with the crowds being *sometimes*, you might just score it quiet.

The real beast, though, is Tuesday the 4th of August morning. Swell jumps to 8ft from the east, with a combined energy of 1834. That’s proper power, but the period is only 9 seconds. At that size, over 8ft, this is strictly for experts only. It’s a heavy lip on a shallow reef. The wind is light cross-shore, so it'll be clean, but if you’re not dialed in, stay on the sand.

The rest of the first week of August stays consistent with chest-high, 4ft to 5ft surf, but the wind gets a bit bumpy, and the energy is moderate, not epic. The 9th of August Sunday morning brings another big one: 7ft from the ENE with a 1152 energy reading and a clean cross-offshore wind from the SSW. That’s another window for experts only.

So, the call: Sunday the 2nd of August is the best all-round bet for good, clean, long-period waves at a manageable size. Tuesday the 4th of August morning is for the heavy hitters only.

Rusty.

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