Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Guillotines over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but things are shaping up to get pretty exciting. After a few days of nothing much, the swell kicks in properly on Thursday the 30th of July. The early part of the week is a write-off for us, so be patient.

The real action starts on Thursday morning the 30th. We’ll see a building swell from the SSW pushing 6 ft, with an 8-second period. The combined energy is moderate (556), and with a light offshore wind from the SW, it’s going to be clean. This is a solid, surfable wave, but it’s still a bit short-period and not huge. The afternoon gets even better, with the swell shifting to the S, holding at 6 ft, and the period stretching out to 11 seconds. The energy jumps up (834), and with a cross-off breeze, the waves will have more shape and power. This is a good, fun day of surfing.

Friday morning the 31st of July is a standout. The swell drops just a touch to 5 ft from the S, but the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. The combined energy is still solid (499), and the period is 10 seconds. This is going to be clean, smooth, and lined up. If you can get out there early, this is the session to target. The afternoon holds up well too, with a light cross-off breeze, but the morning glass is the real prize.

Saturday morning the 1st of August is another glassy morning, with a 4 ft SSE swell and a 9-second period. Energy is moderate (285). It’s small but perfectly clean. The afternoon gets chopped up by a cross-on breeze, so make the most of the morning.

Now, we have a bit of a lull from Sunday the 2nd through to Wednesday the 5th of August. The swell drops off significantly, and the winds are messy. There’s a small window on Tuesday afternoon the 4th with a gentle offshore wind and a 1 ft SE swell (71 energy), but it’s very small and ordinary. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate.

Then, hold onto your boards. Thursday the 6th of August looks like a serious event. We’ve got a massive 10 ft S swell rolling in, with an 11-second period. The combined energy is a massive 3633. This is a strong, powerful swell. The catch? The wind is light cross-shore, which will keep it from being perfect, but for experts, this is going to be a big, powerful day at Guillotines. This is not for beginners. It’s a big, powerful groundswell, and the period is long, so it will be lining up nicely on the point. The afternoon remains big and heavy.

Friday the 7th of August cleans up nicely. The swell drops to 6 ft from the SSE, and the wind goes glassy in the morning. The energy is still high (728), and the period is 10 seconds. This is the best session of the whole run. The morning glass will make for absolutely perfect, clean waves. If you can only get one session, this is it.

Saturday the 8th of August is still good, with a 5 ft SSE swell, glassy in the morning, and a 9-second period. The energy is moderate (491). It’s a solid, fun day.

After that, the swell fades significantly from Sunday the 9th onwards. There’s a small, glassy 2 ft swell on Sunday morning, but it’s very weak (150 energy). The following week is mostly small, messy, and poor. There’s a little spike on Wednesday the 12th of August with a 5 ft SE swell and glassy conditions in the morning (479 energy), but it’s short-period (8 seconds) and the afternoon gets blown out. The rest of the week is a drop-off.

So, the best bets are Friday morning the 31st of July for that glassy, clean, fun wave, and Friday morning the 7th of August for the bigger, cleaner, more powerful swell. Thursday the 6th of August is for the experts only.

Rusty out.

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