In Betweens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for In Betweens. We’ve got a solid two weeks ahead but very little to get excited about for a paddle session.

The pattern is dominated by a relentless cross-off wind from the ENE, blowing fresh to strong for the whole outlook. That wind is keeping things bumpy and choppy even when there’s some height. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

We start off Friday 10th July with some lumpy 6 ft ENE swell (combined energy 506) but with that 22 mph cross-off wind, it’s pretty ugly. The swell period is short at 7 seconds – all windswell, no real push to it. Conditions are marginal at best, and I wouldn’t bother.

Saturday 11th July sees a little bump in size to 7 ft ENE (energy up to 737) but same story – 22 mph cross-off wind, short 7-second period. Poor conditions. Sunday 12th July is worse: 25 mph wind, 7 ft ENE windswell, energy 866, but it’s a messy cross-off mess. That morning we get a weird pulse of 3 ft SW groundswell at 16 seconds (energy 749) but the wind is howling cross-off, so no clean waves.

Monday 13th through Wednesday 15th July we hover around 5 ft to 6 ft ENE windswell, periods of 7-8 seconds. Still cross-off wind from the ENE at 19 mph. The combined energy sits between 501 and 687 – moderate wave energy, but nothing you’d call good. The wave comment is “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions” – that’s about the best we get and it’s still not worth suiting up.

From Wednesday 15th afternoon onward, the swell drops right off. We see small pulses of SSW groundswell around 2 ft to 3 ft with long periods of 14-19 seconds, but the energy is weak (288 to 486) and the wind stays cross-off from the ENE. Even with that long period, the setup at In Betweens is a reef break, which can sometimes handle a long-period groundswell, but with no decent size and that constant wind, there’s nothing to recommend.

The rest of the second week is more of the same. Thursday 24th July morning has a 2 ft S groundswell with a 19-second period (energy 456) – that’s a very long period, but it’s tiny and the wind is still cross-off. Not for us.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. Not one day in the 16-day window gets even a fair score. This is one of those blank runs for the area – sometimes the conditions just don’t line up. For any surfer, steer clear. If you’re into kiting, though, that steady cross-off breeze and moderate wave energy might actually look fun. For the rest of us, wait for the next forecast.

Signing off,
Rusty

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