Horseneck Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Horseneck Beach. I'll be straight with you – this stretch of sandbar is a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but it's got a tricky cross-onshore wind habit that's been messing with the quality. The water temp is sitting at 71°, about 2° warmer than average for this time of year, so the ol' wetsuit might feel a bit loose.

The pattern over the next 16 days is pretty bleak. We've got a long run of poor surf conditions that stretches all the way from Thursday the 16th of July well into the end of the month. From the get-go, it's a mess. Thursday the 16th sees a tiny 0.5m (2ft) SW swell with a weak 21 combined energy, all under a cross shore wind that's just chopping it up. That afternoon gets a bit more size at 1.2m (4ft), but the cross-chop is even worse. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th are still tiny and blown out. Sunday the 19th morning pushes to 1.3m (4ft) with a moderate cross-chop (combined energy 125), then that afternoon we get a bit of a reprieve with a cross-offshore WNW breeze at 16 mph, cleaning up that 1.3m (4ft) SSW swell (184 combined energy). That's the closest we get to something all week, but it's still only rated as poor.

Then we hit a long, monotonous stretch. Monday the 20th through to Wednesday the 22nd morning is a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds with small, weak swells. The one exception is Wednesday the 22nd morning, which gets a "surfable" nod – a 1.1m (4ft) S swell with an 8-second period, clean under a 3 mph WNW cross-offshore breeze (173 combined energy). It's *just* rideable, but nothing to write home about. The rest of that week and into the next is a constant parade of onshore winds, weak 0.5m to 1.0m (2ft to 3ft) swells, and lumpy conditions.

The second week doesn't offer much hope either. Gaps of days go by where you just wouldn't bother. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st show a slight flicker – a 1.0m to 1.2m (3ft to 4ft) S to SSW swell, finally with some cross-offshore WNW and W winds, giving us clean-ish surfaces, but the swell periods are short at 6-7 seconds, and the combined energy is still moderate. At best, you're looking at weak, slow waves on a sandbar that needs more push.

Honestly, there's not a single standout session in this entire 16-day window. The closest to a half-decent wave is the morning of Wednesday 22nd July, but even that is ordinary. The wind just isn't playing ball, and the swell is too inconsistent and short-period to build any real power. If you're a kite surfer, those 1.0-1.3m (3ft to 4ft) days with cross-shore winds might be more interesting, but for a paddle surfer, this is a long dry spell. The forecast can always change, but right now, it's a case of keeping your gear in the shed and waiting for a better run.

Rusty out.

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