Gunnamatta Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, here’s the gunnamatta report for the next couple weeks. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.

First up, Friday 3 July. We’re talking a strong westerly at 30 mph, cross-on, with a 15-foot swell from the WSW, 16-second period. That’s a ton of energy – 9581 – but it’s blown to bits. Messy. Friday afternoon is the same song, a little less wind but still ugly.

Saturday the 4th stays onshore with southwest winds at 18 mph, 10-foot swell from the SW, 13-second period. Garbage conditions.

Sunday morning the 5th gets interesting. We get a 10-foot SSW swell with a very long 17-second period, and the wind shifts to a cross-off easterly at 15 mph – clean lineup. The combined energy is 7116, strong. The report says wind and tide are good, but that wave size is too much for this beach break. That’s expert-only territory. That long period groundswell could be straight and fast – a handful for sure. Sunday afternoon stays clean with the same size.

Monday the 6th is the cleanest early week. Morning has a light north breeze, cross-off, with a 6-foot SW swell and 14-second period. Energy drops to 1383. Clean waves, excellent for experienced surfers. Afternoon gets even better – near glassy with an east-southeast breeze at just 3 mph, 5-foot swell from the SW, 14-second period, energy at 810. This is the standout for the first stretch.

Tuesday the 7th stays clean with a 4-foot SW swell and 16-second period – long period, good shape. Light wind.

Wednesday the 8th, we’re back into poor stuff. A south wind at 15 mph, cross-on, with a 6-foot SW swell, 18-second period. Too long and straight for the beach. Energy 2614 but messy.

The run from Thursday the 9th to Sunday the 12th is your window. Thursday morning has an east cross-off at 12 mph, clean, with a 5-foot SW swell, 15-second period. Thursday afternoon even better – ENE breeze at 9 mph, clean. Friday the 10th is glassy in the afternoon with a north-northwest breeze at 3 mph, 5-foot SW swell. Saturday the 11th stays clean with light winds, 4 to 5-foot swell. Sunday the 12th has a light north-northeast offshore breeze in the afternoon, 4-foot SW swell, 13-second period – excellent for experienced surfers.

Monday the 13th has a fresh offshore north-northeast wind at 18 mph, 6-foot SW swell with 16-second period. Clean but windy. Experienced only.

After that, it’s a long gap of poor. Tuesday the 14th through Friday the 17th is onshore and cross-shore winds, big messy swell. The 14th has a 13-foot SSW short-period swell with onshore wind – ugly. The 15th has an 12-foot SSW swell with cross-off wind at 30 mph, but the comment says poor.

The only later glimmer is the afternoon of Saturday 18 July – 3-foot SW swell, 14-second period, light cross-on breeze at 6 mph. Marginal, but at least the wind is light.

The standout is Gunnamatta Beach on Thursday 9 July afternoon – 5-foot SW swell, 15-second period, clean with a light east-northeast cross-off breeze. Crowds are likely here. Water temp is about 59°, a little warmer than average – a spring suit’ll do.

The good windows are short, surrounded by big windy mess. Not a classic run, but there are some quality moments in the first week to early second week.

Rusty

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