Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

There's a bit of a slow start, but the real standout is going to be Wednesday the 15th of July at Guillotines. This is an advanced point break that's pretty inconsistent, so when it fires, you want to be on it. The water temperature is sitting at 63°, which is pretty much average for this time of year.

Wednesday morning, the swell is a solid 7 ft from the south, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is pumping at 1034 (moderate wave energy), and the wind is a light WSW cross-off at 6 mph. That's going to keep it clean. This is the best wave of the whole run, but with that size, it's strictly for the experienced crew. Afternoon drops to 5 ft from the south, still clean, but the energy backs off a bit.

Thursday the 16th, the swell drops to 4 ft from the south, and the wind picks up to 12 mph from the SW in the morning, making it pretty ordinary. Not great.

Friday the 17th is flat with poor conditions. Saturday the 18th is tiny, with 2 ft glassy conditions in the morning, but it's really just a knee-high dribble.

Now, Sunday the 19th of July is the second real highlight. The morning at Guillotines shows 4 ft of easterly groundswell, with a long period of 11 seconds, and it's glassy with WNW wind at 3 mph. That's a clean, long-period swell that will set up well on the point. The combined energy is 317 (moderate wave energy). It's a much more manageable size than the Wednesday, so it's a great window for the more advanced paddlers who want clean lines. The afternoon does get a bit crossed up with an onshore breeze.

Monday the 20th through to the end of the run is mostly small and ordinary. There's a bit of ENE swell around 4 ft to 5 ft for most of the week, but the wind is often cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and messy. Tuesday the 21st afternoon shows a clean cross-off wind with 4 ft ENE swell, which is surfable, but nothing special.

Thursday the 24th of July morning has a glimmer of hope with 4 ft ENE groundswell, an 11-second period, and a clean SSW offshore wind at 9 mph. The energy is 412 (moderate wave energy). It's a nice, clean setup, but it's still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it.

From the 25th onwards, it's small, with waves dropping to 3 ft or less, and mostly glassy mornings but onshore afternoons. The last few days of July look pretty flat.

Overall, lock in Wednesday the 15th for the biggest, punchiest swell, and Sunday the 19th for the cleanest, most user-friendly long-period groundswell. The rest of the window is a bit of a waiting game.

Rusty.

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