Harlyn Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a quiet start. For the first week, from Friday the 24th of July right through to Thursday the 30th, the waves are small and messy. We’re looking at knee-high slop, mostly under 3 feet, and the wind is all over the shop – cross-onshore, cross, you name it. The combined energy sits in the weak range (26 to 73), and the period is a short, choppy 4 to 8 seconds. That’s not surf, that’s just bumpy water.

Then Friday the 31st of July, things start to twitch. By the afternoon, a 6-foot swell rolls in from the west with a long 11-second period, and the energy jumps to 658. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so it’s cleaner. But it’s still a "marginal" call. If you’re desperate, you could get a few, but it’s not the one.

Saturday the 1st of August looks better. The morning has 4-foot swell from the west-southwest, 10-second period, and the wind is cross-offshore – clean face. The combined energy is 419, so there’s a bit of push. But it’s still not setting the world on fire.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday the 2nd of August. This is the one. Harlyn wakes up to a solid 10-foot swell from the west, 11-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1736. That’s proper strong wave energy. The wind is cross-offshore in the morning, so the waves are gonna be clean. But listen, 10 feet is big. This is expert territory. If you’re not comfortable on a bigger board and in some serious power, sit this one out. The period is 11 seconds, so it’s a good groundswell – it’ll have shape. The afternoon will see the wind shift cross-shore, so it’ll get a bit choppy, but the morning window is the go.

The week after that cools off. Monday the 3rd of August still has 7-foot to 7-foot swell, but the wind goes cross-onshore again, making it lumpy. That’s a big, messy wave – not great. Tuesday the 4th drops back to 3 feet, and it’s cross-onshore again. Wednesday the 5th is cleaner with cross-offshore wind, but it’s only 3 feet. Thursday the 6th picks up to 6 feet, but it’s cross-shore and then cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are small and fading.

So, the call is clear: if you want the biggest, cleanest swell of the window, that’s Sunday the 2nd of August. It’s a standout for size and energy, but it’s for the experienced crew only. The rest of the time, it’s small and onshore. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no shock there.

Rusty.

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