Jacarandas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s look at what’s shaping up at Jacarandas for the next couple of weeks.

It’s a slow start, no doubt. The surf is tiny and the conditions are a bit ordinary for the first few days. The water is sitting at 89°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year.

We’re talking about a point break that’s consistent and open to the swell, with the best direction coming from the SW. The first real standout, and the best session of the forecast, lands on Sunday, July 19th. The morning has a clean 3ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period, and the combined energy is moderate (788). The wind is light and cross-offshore, meaning clean waves and a well-shaped lineup. The afternoon stays clean with the same 3ft SW swell and cross-offshore breeze. That’s the one to circle.

The next highlight is Tuesday, July 21st. The afternoon brings a clean 5ft SSW swell with a 14-second period, and the combined energy is strong (968). The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be smooth. Good for intermediate surfers.

After that, we get a solid run of swell from the 22nd to the 24th, with wave heights pushing 6ft to 7ft, and the combined energy getting very strong (up to 2094). The issue is the wind turns cross-onshore for most of it, making the waves lumpy and messy. The swell is there in size, but the quality is poor for paddle surfing. The 6ft SW swell on the morning of the 22nd has light onshore wind, but it’s still not clean. This stretch is more interesting for kite surfers.

The final week of the forecast sees smaller, more consistent SW swell, with heights around 3ft to 4ft and long periods of 16-19 seconds. The wind stays mostly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping the conditions marginal. Nothing jumps out as a classic, but the consistent swell energy (moderate in the 800-1000 range) means there will be waves to ride, just not perfect ones.

Rusty.

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