In Betweens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s see what we’ve got on the table. Honestly, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The only spot with any real hope is In Betweens, a beginner-friendly reef break, but even that’s going to be a battle. The water’s sitting at about 80°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s no proper stand-out day. The first real chance of anything surfable kicks off on Friday afternoon, July 3rd, with chest-high waves around 5ft coming from the ENE, but the wind is a fresh cross-offshore breeze at 19 mph. That combo won’t give you the clean, peeling lines you want. The combined swell energy is moderate at 550, but it’s short-period stuff at 8 seconds, lacking punch.

Saturday the 4th is similar in the morning, but by the afternoon the swell drops right off to 2ft from the south with a very long period of 20 seconds. That’s a groundswell, which *should* mean better shape, but at that size it’s barely gonna break at this reef. The energy is still moderate (872), but it’s not enough to get excited about.

From Sunday the 5th right through to Thursday the 9th of July, it’s pretty grim. Swell hangs around the 2ft to 7ft range, but it’s mostly short-period ENE windswell (7-8 seconds) and the wind stays a fresh cross-off from the ENE at 22 to 25 mph. The bigger days (6ft to 7ft) could be a handful, but with that wind and short period, it’s going to be lumpy and ugly. The combined energy peaks at 946 on Monday afternoon, but the conditions are just poor. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There’s a tiny glimmer on Saturday, July 11th morning when a 2ft south-southwest groundswell (18-second period) shows up with lighter 16 mph winds, but that’s too small to surf properly. The afternoon brings a 6ft ENE swell back, but again, same old story with the wind.

The second week is pretty much a write-off. From July 12th to July 18th, we see mostly small, weak swells (2ft to 6ft) with short periods or long-period but tiny. The wind is relentless – ENE cross-off at 16 to 22 mph. The combined energy drops into the 200-500 range, weak stuff. The only marginal window might be Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, when a 6ft ENE swell hits with slightly lighter 12 mph winds, but that’s still cross-off and short period.

Bottom line: there’s no clear winner here. The whole 16 days look like a battle with onshore-ish winds and junky swell. If you’re desperate, pick the smallest of the bigger days (maybe the 5ft to 6ft ENE swells) and hope for a lull in the wind, but don’t expect perfection. This is a stretch where the forecast will have to change a lot to get good.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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