Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's dive into what we've got coming our way. This whole 16-day window is a real mixed bag, with a few absolute crackers and plenty of time to rest up.

The real action is centered on a single spot: Guillotines. It’s an advanced point break that doesn't fire all that often, so when it lines up, you pay attention. And boy, does it line up. The water temp’s sitting pretty average for this time of year, no surprises there.

Kick things off on Monday, the 6th of July. We're looking at a solid swell building through the day. Morning sees an 8 ft SSE groundswell, hummin' with a period of 10 seconds and a powerful energy reading (1101). The wind is a clean, gentle offshore breeze from the S. The afternoon only gets better: the swell bumps up to 8 ft, the energy doubles (2280), and the moderate offshore keeps it glassy. This stuff is pushing past the beginner-friendly sweet spot and heading into expert territory, but for those with the skills, this is the standout of the entire period.

Tuesday the 7th keeps the quality high. Morning is more of the same excellence: 8 ft of SE swell with that moderate offshore, producing strong energy (1378). By the afternoon, the rain showers roll in but the wind stays on it. The swell jumps to 10 ft from the SE, a long 11-second period, and the energy is absolutely cranking (3879). This is the biggest it gets in the first week, a serious, heavy groundswell for the experienced crew only.

Wednesday the 8th sees the swell ease a touch, but it's still very good. A light cross-offshore breeze keeps it clean with 7 ft of SE swell (1229 energy) in the morning, dropping to 6 ft by the afternoon.

That string of quality holds through Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th. Thursday has a clean 5 ft SE swell with a light offshore, and Friday morning is a real treat – glassy conditions with a 5 ft SE swell. That's a session for everyone who can handle the point.

Now, we hit a flat spell. From Friday the 10th afternoon, the wind shifts and the swell drops. The afternoon gets a light cross-onshore and the waves go poor. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are write-offs with small, choppy surf and increasingly strong winds. This lull runs deep through the entire second week, with nothing but tiny, broken-down waves and poor conditions day after day until the 14th.

Just when you think it's done, Wednesday morning the 15th of July comes roaring back. A new 10 ft S swell arrives with a gentle offshore, producing huge energy (2584). It’s back to excellent conditions for advanced riders. The following morning, Thursday the 16th, is another beauty with a clean 10 ft SSE swell and a moderate offshore (1332 energy). Friday the 17th holds a very good 7 ft SE swell with a light offshore.

But don't get too excited. Saturday the 18th brings in a cross-onshore that messes up the 6 ft swell, and by Sunday the 19th we're back to small, choppy junk. The last few days through to the 21st of July are flat and poor, apart from a final flare-up on the morning of the 21st with a massive 16 ft S swell (5063 energy) and a moderate cross-offshore. That's a monster, but the report says it's a marginal call, likely due to size and conditions making it a real mission.

So to wrap it up: the absolute standout is the first week, specifically Monday the 6th through Friday the 10th of July. And within that, the glassy Friday morning on the 10th is a gem for the not-quite-hardcore. The second half of the window is a long, flat desert with one short, powerful pulse around the 15th and 16th for the experts only.

Rusty out.

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