Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's comin' down the pipe for this neck of the woods. We've got a bit of a slow starter, but there's one morning that's lookin' pretty special if you time it right.

The main event is gonna be Thursday, July 9th. That morning is the standout, absolute no question. We've got a solid 7ft NW swell rollin' in with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is throbbin' at (1576). But the real kicker is the wind – it's glassy. Total glass. That means the surface is gonna be like a mirror, which is a rare treat. The break is Indicators, a point break that's fairly consistent and handles a WNW optimum. This is advanced-level stuff, though; at over 7ft, this is for the crew who know what they're doin'. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, the rest of the run-up is pretty average. Wednesday the 8th is a write-off with a 4ft SSW swell and cross-onshore winds – poor surf, just forget it. Thursday afternoon drops off to 6ft on a cross-onshore, nothin' to write home about. Friday the 10th through Monday the 13th is all marginal surf, with waist-to-chest high WNW swell around 4ft to 5ft and onshore winds. It's not flat, but it's not worth racin' out for.

We get a couple of interesting moments later on. The afternoon of Wednesday the 15th turns glassy again with a 5ft WNW swell, but at 8 seconds the period is short, so wave shape will be a bit crumbly. It's decent, but nothin' like the 9th. The afternoon of Thursday the 16th is also glassy, with a 6ft WNW swell (combined energy 703), and a 9-second period, which is cleaner. That Friday the 17th afternoon is glassy again, but the swell has dropped to 5ft.

After that, from around Saturday the 18th onward, we run into a long quiet spell. The swell drops right off to 2ft to 3ft, with long periods (15-18 seconds) from the SW. The combined energy falls below 700, sometimes down to 259. That's weak. Even if the wind is light, it's just too small to do much on a point break. This flat spell looks like it'll stretch all the way through to the end of the forecast on Thursday the 23rd. It's a proper blank run, but that's how it goes sometimes for this area.

So, the call is simple: if you can, make that Thursday the 9th morning session your priority. Glassy offshore conditions and a solid 7ft swell is as good as it gets. The rest is filler or a flat spell. Keep an eye on the long-range, but it looks pretty quiet for the second week.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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