Heavens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a tough run. The swell is tiny and the wind is messy. The only break showing any surf is Heavens, and it’s a beginner-friendly spot that’s very consistent, but the conditions are just not cooperating. The water is sitting at 72°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 8° above average, so it’s a real anomaly.

The first real sniff of anything rideable is Friday afternoon, July 31st. We’ve got a 3ft south swell, with a 13-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 378. But the wind is a cross-shore from the WNW at 12 mph, and it’s kicking up a cross-chop. The report calls it poor surf, and I’m not going to argue with that. The score is a zero.

Saturday morning, August 1st, drops to 3ft with a south wind onshore at 6 mph, which is a no-go. The afternoon sees a 2ft swell from the SSW, but a light cross-onshore from the west at 6 mph puts ripples on the face. These are marginal, one-point situations at best.

From Sunday, August 2nd, right through to the end of the window, we’re looking at swell heights that barely scrape 1ft to 2ft. The combined energy drops into the double digits and low triple digits, which is weak. The wind is nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave comments are all “poor surf conditions” or “marginal.” There are a few windows, like the afternoon of August 7th, where a 2ft SSW swell with a very long 19-second period and moderate energy of 309 shows up, but the cross-shore wind from the WNW at 9 mph just makes it a messy, marginal affair. Same story on August 12th afternoon, with a 2ft SSW swell, 16-second period, and 338 energy, but again a cross-shore wind.

The standouts? There aren’t any. Nothing in this forecast is worth paddling out for unless you’re a total beginner looking for a flat, clean, tiny wave, and even then, the wind is rarely your friend. The long-period swells we do get (like 15 to 19 seconds) are groundswell, but they’re so small they’d break straight on a beach break anyway, and Heavens is exposed to the SW. The direction is right, but the size is wrong.

For a break that’s very consistent, this is a painful run of poor surf. The swell is just too small, and the wind is too messy. It’s a blank period, and it’s going to feel like a long one. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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