Hammonds Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a cuppa and let’s look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a flat spell. There’s no real surf on offer to start with, and we’re looking at a long stretch of small, messy conditions before anything even gets close to rideable. The first glimmer doesn’t show up until Wednesday, July 8th, and even then it’s only marginal.

Hammonds Reef is the only break in the game, and it’s a sheltered reef setup, so it needs the right direction. But for days on end, the swell’s tiny – around 1.0 ft to 2 ft – with cross-onshore winds messing up what little is there. The combined swell energy is weak at first (133) and only creeps into moderate territory later, reaching 448 by the 8th. Still, the period is long, 16–18 seconds, so when something does show, it’ll be a pretty groundswell, but that long period can make it wrap too straight on a beach. Being a reef, it might have a chance.

The water’s sitting at 63°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year (anomaly of 2°F), so that’s a silver lining.

The best bet in this whole 16-day window is the Wednesday morning, July 9th. Swell bumps to about 3 ft from the west, with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is light and cross-on from the south-southwest. The combined energy is moderate at 420. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but it’s the closest thing to a wave all period. The rest of the time, you’re looking at poor surf with scores of zero until the 8th, then marginal one-out-of-ten days.

Crowds at Hammonds are likely – it’s often busy – but with this kind of lacklustre forecast, you might have it to yourself.

After the 9th, it fades again. The second week from the 10th onward is pretty grim: tiny 1 ft to 2 ft swells, light cross-onshore or onshore winds, and combined energy dropping back to 109–260. Nothing to get excited about.

So, if you’re desperate, July 9th is your one window. But it’s less of a surf and more of a paddle. The outlook stays poor, and with such a long gap ahead of us, it might be time to clean the wax off the roof racks or go for a fish.

Rusty.

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