In Betweens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a good look at what the next couple of weeks are shaping up like for In-Betweens. To be honest, it’s a pretty grim run on the whole. The first proper surf we see comes in on Thursday, July 2nd, and straight away it’s a struggle. The water temp’s sitting at 79.3°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year – no anomaly to speak of.

That first day, Thursday the 2nd, we’ve got a 5.2 ft swell rolling in from the ENE with a period of just 8 seconds. That’s short-period, wind-swell stuff. The combined wave energy is moderate at best (558). The wind is a cross-off from the ENE at 19 mph, which at least keeps the faces clean, but the quality is marginal, and the scores are poor. It’s a beginner reef break that’s fairly consistent, but with the wind on it, it’s not really giving us anything to get excited about.

Friday the 3rd is more of the same – 4.9 ft to 5.2 ft ENE swell, still that short 8-second period, cross-off wind at 19 mph. Energy sits around 519 to 570, but again, the call is marginal. Same story for Saturday the 4th: a 5.6 ft ENE swell in the morning with 22 mph cross-off wind, combined energy jumping to 890, but it’s still labelled marginal. The afternoon swings to a tiny 2.3 ft S swell with a very long 20-second period – that’s proper groundswell, but at that size it’s barely a ripple. Combined energy is 918, but with that strong cross-off breeze it’s not doing much.

From Sunday the 5th onwards, it turns properly grim. The morning brings a 2.6 ft SSW swell with an 18-second period (long-period groundswell), combined energy 939, but the word is “poor surf conditions” and a score of 0. The wind is still a fresh cross-off. Sunday afternoon and Monday the 6th see the swell bump up to 6.9 ft from the ENE, period 7-8 seconds, energy in the 800s – but again, poor. That’s 6.9 ft with a short period and strong wind; it’s a messy, crumbly mess.

Tuesday the 7th is worse – 7.2 ft ENE swell, 8 seconds, and the wind picks up to 25 mph. The energy is 850, but it’s ugly. Wednesday the 8th drops a little to 6.2 ft and 5.6 ft, still ENE, same short period, and still poor or marginal. The pattern doesn’t break. Thursday the 9th through to Tuesday the 14th is a bleak run – swells between 4.6 ft and 6.2 ft, almost always from the ENE, period 7-8 seconds, with a fresh cross-off breeze that keeps the surface clean but doesn’t help the wave quality. The combined energy ranges from 342 to 678, moderate at best, but every single session is marked “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” with scores of 0 or 1. There’s a brief blip on Saturday the 11th afternoon and Monday the 13th afternoon with smaller SW/SSW groundswells (2.0 ft to 2.6 ft, 15-18 seconds), but they’re tiny, and the wind is still cross-off. Not worth paddling for.

The second week is more of the same. Tuesday the 14th has 2.3 ft SW swell, 14-second period, but it’s poor. Wednesday the 15th is a tiny 1.6 ft to 2.0 ft SSW swell, very long period at 18 seconds, combined energy 342 to 399 – there’s just no juice. Thursday the 16th brings back ENE wind-swell at 4.6 ft to 5.6 ft, 7 seconds, energy 382 to 482, but it’s another zero score. The last day, Friday the 17th, drops to a 3.3 ft E swell with a paltry 6-second period (energy 191) and an afternoon 1.3 ft SSW groundswell (15 seconds, energy 198) – both poor.

Honestly, there’s not a single standout in this whole 16-day window. The swell direction from the ENE is a cross-off for In-Betweens, which isn’t the optimum SSE direction the break likes. The periods are short, the energy is underwhelming, and the breeze never lets up enough to call it glassy. If you’re a beginner and you’re desperate, you might get a few clean-looking lines on Thursday or Friday, but the quality is so marginal it’s hard to recommend. The big 6.9 ft to 7.2 ft days are just messy closeouts – only for experts, and even then, not good ones. For kite surfers, those cross-off winds and lumpy 6 ft waves might look interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a long wait.

There’s a real gap here – from Saturday the 5th right through to the end, it’s essentially a write-off. In-Betweens is fairly

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