Honeymoon Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Honeymoon Island.

Honestly, the next two weeks are a bit of a write-off for decent waves. There’s barely a pulse of energy for the vast majority of the period, and when a little bump does show up, the wind and conditions just aren't playing ball. You're looking at a solid stretch of flat or near-flat, choppy, and blown-out surf. The first real glimpse of anything with a bit of push doesn't appear until the very end of the outlook.

From now, right through until the end of July and into the first few days of August, it’s grim. We've got days on end where the swell is tiny—like, under 2 feet—and what little there is gets hammered by onshore winds. Tuesday 21st July sees the biggest swell of this poor run with a 5 ft SW swell, but it’s cross-shore wind at 22 mph and the wave energy is only reading 292, which is weak. It’s just messy. Wednesday morning on the 22nd offers clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the wave is only 3 ft and short period, so it’s going to be weak and gutless.

Things flatline completely from the 25th to the 3rd of August. We’re talking swell heights of 0.3 ft to 2 ft, with the combined wave energy down in the single digits or low teens most days. The wind is predominantly onshore or cross-onshore. Honestly, if you’re looking for a paddle, you’re better off finding a lake.

Now, the only light at the end of the tunnel comes around Tuesday afternoon, August 4th. The forecast shows a jump in swell energy, hitting a combined 393 (moderate energy) with a 7 ft SW swell. That’s a proper push of swell, but it’s a bit of a double-edged sword. At 7 ft, it's getting into the territory where it's too much for beginners, and with a 7-second period, it’s going to be a bit crumbly and not that well-shaped. Plus, the wind is onshore from the west at 9 mph, so it’ll be lumpy. This spot is a sandbar that rarely breaks, so seeing a pulse of energy like this is notable, but the onshore wind is going to chop it up. It’s going to be a messy, powerful closeout. The water temp is about 88°, which is *a touch warmer than normal* for the time of year.

The morning of Wednesday, August 5th, actually looks like the best bet across the whole 16 days. It’s a much cleaner proposition. We have glassy conditions with barely a breath of wind (3 mph from the WSW) and a 4 ft SW groundswell. The wave energy is still only weak at 84, but the lack of wind means the surface will be silky. That 6-second period means it won’t have much power, but for a clean, small-wave session on a rare-breaking sandbar, it’s the pick of a very lean crop. The afternoon turns choppy again.

So, to sum it up: the whole 16-day window is a bust for any good surfing, with a 14-day gap of almost nothing. The only session that’s worth even thinking about is the glassy Wednesday morning on the 5th of August—it’s not going to be pumping, but if you’re desperate for a clean slide, that’s your window.

Rusty.

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