Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for this stretch of the forecast. We’ve got a bit of a wait on our hands, but there’s a proper little window of quality surf coming up if you’re patient.

The first week starts off pretty flat and frustrating. The early part of the period, from Tuesday the 28th right through to the morning of Wednesday the 30th, is a write-off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell with poor energy readings, and the wind is no friend. Just a few days of almost nothing to bother with. Not worth paddling out for.

Then, the goods arrive. The first real standout kicks off on the morning of Thursday, the 30th of July. This is it. The swell pushes up to a solid 5 ft from the SSW, and the wind goes glassy. That’s right, dead calm. The wave energy jumps to a solid moderate 504, and the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit of a choppier, windswell style, but the total lack of wind means it’ll be clean as a whistle. The afternoon cleans up even more with a 5 ft swell from the S at a longer 11 seconds, pushing the energy up to 630. It’s still a bit short-period for a groundswell, but with those clean conditions, the point at Guillotines will be offering up some fun, rippable lines. Friday the 31st is the pick of the bunch. The morning holds 5 ft from the S, and the afternoon bumps up to 6 ft from the S with a period of 10 seconds. The energy really jumps to a strong 1096, meaning there’s proper power in the water. Wind stays light and cross-off, so the faces will be smooth. It’s a touch over the 5 ft mark, so if you’re a beginner, it’s getting a bit full-on, but for the average surfer, this is a top day. Saturday morning, the 1st of August, is still glassy with 5 ft from the SSE and an energy of 343, but by the afternoon, the wind swings and kills it.

After that, the second week gets messy. From Sunday the 2nd through to the 12th of August, it’s a long, drawn-out period of poor conditions. The swell sticks around, sometimes hitting 4 ft, but the wind is constantly cross, cross-on, or just too strong. The wave energy readings are all over the place, but the wind is just ruining the surfaces. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 3rd of August with a clean 3 ft swell from the SE and offshore wind, but it’s weak. The rest of the week is small, messy, and mostly not worth the drive. The later part of the second week, from the 7th onwards, is dominated by a short-period, weak NE windswell with poor energy, so just don’t bother.

The best on offer is absolutely the window from Thursday morning the 30th of July through to Saturday morning the 1st of August. Thursdays and Friday are the real standouts. Get out there for those glassy mornings at Guillotines. It’s an advanced, inconsistent point break, so don’t expect a crowd of beginners, but with that quality of clean swell, it’ll be a special session. Friday afternoon is the heaviest, cleanest, and most powerful of the whole run.

Rusty.

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