Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for this spot, Indicators (point break). Gotta be honest with ya, the next 16 days are a bit of a weird mix – there’s plenty of water moving, but not a whole lot of it lines up proper for a good paddle. This is a point break, so it’s pretty sheltered from most directions, and it really needs a WNW swell to get goin’ right. We ain’t gettin’ that perfect combo for a while.

The water temp is sittin’ at 60°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time a year – nice, you can probably get away with just a spring suit if you’re brave.

First proper chance for a wave kicks off on Wednesday the 22nd of July. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the SSW rollin’ in with a long 14-second period. Problem is, the wind is onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, making a mess of it. Combined swell energy is moderate at 493, but the conditions are poor. Thursday and Friday the 23rd and 24th stay small – 3ft to 2ft – with cross-onshore winds. Not worth wettin’ a suit for. Friday morning the 24th does have a bit of a standout period: a 2ft SSW swell but with a very long 24-second period. That’s some serious groundswell energy pushin’ through, and it’s showin’ in that combined energy of 678 (moderate). The wind is only a 3 mph onshore which is almost glassy. The caveat here is that a long period swell like that can be a bit too straight for a point break, and the swell is tiny, so it’s marginal. Still, for the dedicated local, it’s the best look of the first week.

Then we hit a real quiet patch. From Saturday the 25th all the way through to Tuesday the 29th, it’s the same story: small SSW swell (3ft to 4ft), mostly cross-onshore winds, and the combined energy stays in the moderate 700 to 900 range. Those scores are low, conditions are poor or marginal. A bit of a grind with no real standout.

Around Thursday the 30th of July, the swell direction starts to shift. We see a 5ft swell from the WNW show up Thursday afternoon, but the period drops to a short 8 seconds. It’s onshore wind, so it’s messy and the energy is moderate at 770. Friday the 31st keeps that short-period, onshore wind vibe (6ft from NW, 8 secs). This is more of a choppy, blown-out ocean feeling. Honestly, that setup at a point break starts lookin’ more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The beginning of August doesn’t get much sweeter. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are poor with onshore wind and short-period swell. We do see the swell size climb – 6ft on Monday the 3rd, 7ft on Tuesday the 4th from WNW with a 10-second period. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’s not clean, and Tuesday afternoon the 4th is the biggest pulse of the forecast: a 10ft swell from NW with an 11-second period. That’s a heavy 2663 combined energy (strong), but 10ft is expert territory only. With onshore wind, this is gonna be a washing machine. Not the kind of day you paddle out for fun unless you’re a charger.

We fade out after that. Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th drop back to 6ft to 4ft, generally poor conditions.

Look, if I had to point you to one moment, it’s that Friday morning, July 24th. The long period, the tiny but clean window, and the light wind – that’s the one that’s got a bit of soul. Everything else is either blown out or too big and ugly for a good time at a point break. Crowds are often here, so keep that in mind.

Rusty.

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