Jailbreaks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, coming to you live from the only game in town for the next couple of weeks.

Let me tell you about Jailbreaks. This is a reef setup that’s pretty dialed in for a south swell, and it’s gonna be a bit of a mixed bag. We’re starting off with a promising string of days, but then things get a little tricky with the winds.

The best window kicks off on the morning of Saturday the 25th of July. We’ve got a clean 3ft SSW groundswell running with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 410. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze, so the surface is going to be glassy and clean. This setup is for the advanced crew, and given it’s a fairly consistent spot, it’s going to be worth the paddle. Right now, the water’s feeling pretty much average for this time of year.

That Saturday afternoon the swell bumps up to 4ft from the SSE, and the energy jumps to 528. The wind stays light, and it’s still clean. Sunday the 26th of July is another standout morning, with the swell holding at 5ft from the SE and 700 units of energy. The wind is a steady cross-off, keeping things tidy. You’d be looking at consistent, chest-to-head-high sets. Monday the 27th of July morning is also good, with 4ft and 500 energy, but that afternoon turns marginal, so hit it early.

Now, from Tuesday the 28th through the rest of the run, the forecast gets a bit more complicated. We still have clean surf, but the southeast wind picks up, and the quality starts to get marked as marginal due to tides or other factors. The swell energy dips and spikes, but the winds are consistently cross-off and never really get glassy again until later. There’s a few notable spikes in energy—like Friday the 31st of July afternoon hits 1253 with a 4ft SSW groundswell at 18 seconds, and again on the 7th and 8th of August the energy gets up past 1000—but the wind is stronger, up to 19 mph. That’s a fresh breeze, and while it’s cross-off, it’s going to chop up the surface a bit. The swell direction bounces between SSE and SSW, which is in the optimum zone.

The real standout for the whole period is that first weekend: Saturday the 25th through Sunday the 26th of July. You get the best combination of clean conditions, light wind, and building swell energy. Don’t sleep on it. After that, the second week into early August is all about the persistent southwest energy, but you’ll be trading some size and power for that wind. Potential is there, but it’s less certain.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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