Jarosite Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Jarosite Reef. This is a solid, exposed reef break that needs the right swell direction to really fire, and it’s a spot for the experienced crew only.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a massive pulse of energy coming in. Friday morning, the 24th of July, is looking absolutely pumping. We’re talking a solid 13ft swell from the southwest, with a 15-second period – that’s proper groundswell, packing a huge amount of power with a combined energy of 11390. It’s going to be a freight train. The wind is cross-off from the west at 12 mph, which will keep the faces pretty clean, but this is a serious session. At that size, over 8ft, this is for experts only. The water temperature is sitting at 57°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.

The swell drops a touch for the rest of the weekend. Saturday the 25th is still chunky with 12ft to 10ft southwest swell, but the wind stays cross-off, so it’s still on the cards for the advanced crew. Sunday the 26th backs right off, with 4ft and 4ft, and the energy drops right down to 423, so a bit of a lull.

We get a tiny window of clean, offshore winds on Monday the 27th with 3ft to 3ft swell, but it’s small. Tuesday the 28th sees a fresh NW offshore at 19 mph, with a 4ft, 13-second swell, but the wind is strong and the conditions are marginal. Wednesday the 29th brings a bigger, long-period swell back – 7ft from the SW at 16 seconds, with a respectable energy of 2233, but the cross-shore wind on the afternoon will chop it up.

The real standout, the one that gets the blood pumping, is looking like Thursday the 6th of August. This is over a week away, so it’s a promising one, but definitely on the radar. We’ve got a 8ft swell from the SSW, and the period is a very long 18 seconds. The combined energy hits 4403 – that’s a serious amount of power. The wind is a clean, moderate offshore from the NW at 12 mph. This is an excellent setup for experienced surfers. The direction is right on the optimum for the reef, and with that kind of period, it’s going to be deep, powerful, and lined up. It’s a proper session to circle on the calendar.

The days leading up to it (Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th) are also solid with 6ft to 6ft and clean offshore winds, so there’s plenty of good, strong surf to be had in that first week of August. But the 6th is the true highlight.

Rusty.

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