Haggerty's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's coming our way at Haggerty's over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, with a few windows of clean conditions, but nothing that's going to have you calling in sick for work. The water is sitting at 72°F right now, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the wait for a decent wave will be comfortable.

We're starting on Sunday the 26th of July, and the surf is marginal. The morning has a small 3ft SSW swell with a long 19-second period, and combined wave energy of (525) – that's moderate to strong energy coming through, but it's let down by a cross wind. It's not quite onshore, but it's not clean either. The afternoon turns into a write-off with a cross-onshore breeze and poor conditions.

Monday the 27th of July is where it's at – this is the standout. The morning session is your best bet. We've got a clean 3ft SSW swell, with a long 18-second period, and combined wave energy of (585). The offshore cross-off wind from the SSE will have the lines holding up nicely. This is a beginner-friendly wave at Haggerty's, a reef and point break that is very consistent, and with the offshore wind, it'll be clean. Just keep in mind, it can get crowded here often. The long period means the waves will have good shape, but at a beach break it can make them a bit straight; this being a point and reef, it should handle it well.

Tuesday the 28th of July is another good morning with a similar 3ft SSW swell, 17-second period, and combined wave energy of (559). Again, clean conditions with a cross-off breeze from the SSE. The afternoons continue to be a no-go with cross-onshore winds.

Wednesday the 29th of July holds a smaller 3ft SSW swell with a 16-second period and (349) energy. Still clean in the morning with that cross-off wind. Thursday the 30th drops to a 2ft SSW swell and (234) energy, but still surfable in the morning with light cross-off winds. Friday the 31st of July is when things really drop off. The swell collapses to 2ft from the west with a pathetic 6-second period and only (17) energy – a total write-off.

There's a bit of a gap here. We see a small pulse on Saturday the 1st of August with a 3ft SSW swell and 13-second period (313) energy, but the wind is cross and the surf is marginal. Sunday the 2nd of August sees a drop back to 2ft SSW swell (166) energy, clean in the morning but very ordinary. From Monday the 3rd of August onwards, the surf is tiny – 1ft to 2ft for days, with weak energy, barely reaching triple digits. The afternoons are all poor and the mornings are only surfable but ordinary. Then around Friday the 7th of August, we see a slight bump with a 2ft SSW swell and a 19-second period (278) energy, but the winds are cross or onshore, so it's still poor. The whole second week is pretty grim, with no real standouts. The long period swells in that second week, like 19 seconds, would need a point or reef to really work, but they're too small to get excited about. For the most part, it's a long stretch of poor to ordinary conditions. If you're a kitesurfer, the afternoons with cross-onshore wind might look interesting, but for a paddle surfer, hold out for that Monday morning.

Rusty.

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