Harlyn Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what we've got on the table for Harlyn.

Honestly, mate, the outlook over the next 16 days is pretty bleak. We're looking at a long, frustrating stretch with very little to get excited about. The wave energy is weak for the whole period, barely cracking triple digits until later on, and even then the conditions just aren't playing ball. There are no proper standouts here.

We start off on Friday the 24th of July with basically nothing – a tiny 0.3ft swell from the SW, but it's a 13-second period from the wrong direction and we've got a moderate onshore breeze. The water temp is 63°F, which is about a degree and a half warmer than normal, so that's comfortable enough, but you'd be bobbing around with not a wave to ride.

Through the weekend and into the next week, the swell does try to pick up. Sunday the 26th sees the combined energy hit 392 and then 431, with 7ft swell from the WNW, but a fresh cross-onshore wind just trashes it. That's the biggest swell of the period, but the quality is poor. It's a beach setup with that onshore wind, so honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing.

We get a little glimmer on Tuesday morning the 28th of July. The wind goes light offshore from the south, and the swell is 2ft from the W with a 9-second period. The energy is only 79, but the wind is clean. If you were desperate for a tiny, clean wave on a longboard, that’s your window. It’s inconsistent at Harlyn anyway, so the lack of wave height is the real killer.

The rest of that week is just small, messy, onshore dribble. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell never gets its act together. A good example of the struggle is Friday the 31st of July, with a 1.0ft swell from an 8-second period – barely a ripple.

We get another flicker on Monday the 3rd of August, where the combined energy climbs to 190 and then 301, with 4ft to 5ft swell from the WSW. The wind goes cross-offshore from the SE, so it’s actually clean. This is the best period in the whole run, but the wave comment says "poor surf conditions" – that's because it's likely closing out or just not forming well on this break.

And then, Tuesday the 4th of August is the only day flagged as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". The swell is 5ft to 5ft from the W with a short 7-second period, and the wind is offshore from the SSW. The energy is 213 and 251 – moderate energy – and the wind is clean. But the short period means it’s going to be a bit soft and fat. For a beginner, 5ft is getting sizable, but the short period means it’s not a proper groundswell. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

After that, the wind turns onshore again, and the last few days of the forecast are more of the same – small, choppy, and not worth the paddle. The long-range prospects from the 5th of August onward are poor, with strong winds and little to no quality.

To sum it up: there are a couple of clean windows, but the waves are tiny or too wind-affected to be any fun. The 16-day run is a blank one, with no true standouts. It’s just one of those spells for Harlyn.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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