Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down what we’ve got for Guillotines. This is a point break that loves swell from the SE, and it’s an advanced spot, so it’s not for the faint-hearted. It breaks inconsistently, meaning you’ve got to pick your windows carefully.

The opening days are pretty ordinary. Thursday the 23rd of July starts off with a faint 2ft ENE swell, cross-off wind, and combined energy of just 83 – it’s surfable but nothing to brag about. That trend continues into the afternoon and the next morning stays lackluster.

Friday morning the 24th of July sees a jump to a 5ft SSW swell, period of 8 seconds, combined energy of 469 – that’s moderate energy and it’s clean. That morning is actually decent, but the afternoon goes cross-on and marginal.

Then we hit a bit of a lull from Saturday through Monday – small swells, poor conditions, not worth paddling out for. There’s a window on Sunday morning the 26th of July with clean 4ft S swell, glassy winds, combined energy of 305 – a solid, quiet session if you time it right, and with a period of 10 seconds, it’ll have some shape. That morning is a real standout for the first week.

After that, Tuesday and Wednesday are small and windy. But hold onto your board – Thursday the 30th of July is where things fire up. We’ve got a 10ft S swell rolling in, period of 11 seconds and offshore wind. Combined energy is 2452 – that’s strong wave energy. This is excellent surf but for experienced surfers only; anything over 8ft is expert territory. The morning and afternoon both look magic.

Friday the 31st of July stays solid: a 7ft SSE swell, glassy morning, combined energy of 874 – very good surf, and the drop to 7ft in the afternoon with clean cross-off winds keeps it going. That Friday morning is another standout.

Into the first of August, we get a 7ft SE swell on Saturday morning, glassy again, with a period of 12 seconds and combined energy of 1223. That’s very long period groundswell, so expect clean, powerful lines peeling down the point. The afternoon gets cross-on and choppy, so hit the morning.

From the 2nd to the 5th of August, we see a drop – smaller swells, periods dropping below 8 seconds, and mostly poor or marginal conditions. The early part of August is quiet, with only a few clean but small windows. The 5th has a 6ft SE swell with cross-off wind, but period is only 7 seconds – short period, so it’ll be weaker and messier.

By the 6th and 7th of August, the swell fades out to 2ft S swell, combined energy around 188 – back to ordinary surf.

So to sum it up: the standout is the morning of Sunday the 26th of July for a clean, glassy session on a 4ft S swell, but the real heavy hitter is Thursday the 30th through to Saturday the 1st of August – big, powerful, offshore or glassy conditions. That’s the best on offer. Crowds at Guillotines can be around sometimes, so for those top days, expect company.

Rusty.

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