Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way.

To be straight with you, the first couple of days are a bit of a write-off. Thursday the 23rd and the afternoon of Friday the 24th are looking pretty poor – the swell’s small and the wind’s not playing nice. We’ve got a dry spell at the start with no real surf on offer until we hit the weekend.

The real standout, and the one you’ll want to pencil in, is Saturday morning the 25th. The spot is a point break, a fairly consistent one, and it’s a well-known advanced wave. We’ve got a 3ft SSW swell rolling in with a very long period of 21 seconds – that’s a proper groundswell with plenty of energy (820). The wind will be glassy, dead calm, which means the surface will be like a mirror. That’s a major positive, and it’s going to be clean. This is the best on offer, no question. Keep in mind, with that long period, the waves will have longer lulls between sets, but the shape should be solid. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there.

Friday morning the 24th is also worth a mention. The wind is glassy again, and we’ve got a 2ft SSW swell with a very long period of 24 seconds (680 combined energy). The waves will be smaller, but the lack of wind will make it clean. Just a heads up, the afternoon turns cross-onshore, so get it early.

Now, Sunday the 26th through to the end of July is a long stretch of marginal surf. The swell sticks around 3ft to 4ft out of the SSW, but the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the conditions are either unknown or choppy. You might get a window, but it’s not going to be great. The period drops from 19 seconds down to 14, so the energy fades (from 762 down to 345). It’s a waiting game.

By the time we hit August 1st, the swell switches to a shorter period, 8 to 10 seconds, from the WNW. The heights are between 3ft and 5ft, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the combined energy is weak to moderate (183 to 434). The forecast is poor. It’s not looking like a surf-friendly setup at all.

There’s a brief flicker on August 7th with a 1ft SSW swell coming in at 18 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore and the energy is weak (292). It’s not enough to get excited about.

All in all, the one bright spot is that Saturday morning. The rest of the fortnight is mostly a bust. The point break is rarely consistent, so when it does line up, you’ve got to jump on it. Crowds are often a problem there, but with the conditions we’ve got, it might be a little quieter than usual.

Rusty.

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