Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright gang, Rusty here again. We’ve got a 16-day stretch that’s mostly a struggle. It’s a long run of marginal conditions, with the wind and swell fighting each other most days. The pattern is small, soft swells and afternoon chop, so don’t get your hopes up too high.

The only break we’re looking at is Indicators – a sheltered point for the advanced crowd. It’s fairly consistent, and the water is sitting at 61°F, which is about 4°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s noticeably warm.

First chance comes Friday, July 24th, early morning. Glassy conditions with a light offshore wind from the west at 3 mph. Swell is tiny – only 2 ft from the SSW with a very long period of 24 seconds. That’s real groundswell, but energy is weak (678). The long period means it’ll be super consistent but small and slow. The afternoons are all poor with cross-onshore wind, so skip those.

This repeats through Saturday and Sunday – clean mornings with sub-3 ft swell, then blown out. The swell nudges up to 3 ft by Sunday the 26th, and energy creeps into moderate territory (869). Period drops to 19 seconds, still quality. Just never enough size.

Into the last week of July, swell builds. Monday the 27th morning has 4 ft at 18 seconds, energy 926. Clean wind, but afternoon chop ruins it. Tuesday the 28th morning gets 4 ft with 1060 energy – more push. By Wednesday the 29th, period drops to 16 seconds and energy spikes to 1313 – the strongest for that SSW run. Still, only the morning window is any good.

Then on Friday, July 31st, the swell swings to the WNW and period crashes to 8 seconds – short-period windswell. Height goes up to 5 ft in the morning, but with only 705 energy, it’s lumpy and weak. Wind is offshore, so it’s clean on the face but not quality. This carries into the first weekend of August, with similar 5 ft to 6 ft short-period swell, clean but uninspiring.

The standout is Tuesday, August 4th, in the morning. Glassy calm – wind from the southwest at 3 mph, dead flat. Swell is 5 ft from the WNW at 9 seconds, energy 436. Not a classic, but glassy conditions on a point break make it your cleanest session of the whole run.

After August 6th, it fades fast. Swell drops to 1 ft by the 8th, and the second week is a total blank. Nothing worth chasing from the 7th onward.

So, keep an eye on the early mornings from July 24th through the 29th for small, clean waves, and mark Tuesday morning, August 4th – that glassy 5 ft session is your best bet. The rest? Maybe have a lie-in.

Rusty.

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