Jobo's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me switch gears into feet and knots for you.

The surf window starts on Thursday the 16th, but she’s flat and ugly. We’re talking a weak 1ft north-northwest windswell with a short 8-second period, and a nasty 19-knot cross-shore wind out of the east-northeast, whipping up a lumpy chop. The combined energy is a measly 12, so it’s basically flat and blown out. This grim pattern of small, wind-chopped swell and fresh cross-shore breezes is going to lock us in for over a week. We’ll see pulses of bigger, messy swell – like 6ft on the 17th afternoon and 7ft on the 19th afternoon – but they come with the same fresh, messy cross-winds. Water temp is 83°, right on average, but with the conditions, it’s no consolation.

The first real break in the clouds is Wednesday morning, July 22nd. The wind drops to a glassy 3 knots out of the north, and we see a small but clean 3ft swell from the northeast (7-second period). The combined energy is only 83, so it’s weak, but those glassy conditions will make it look way better than it is. It’s surfable but ordinary – a morning for the longboard if you’re jonesing for a paddle.

The standout, the one to plan for, is Monday afternoon, July 27th. After a brutal stretch, we get a late-afternoon switch. The wind turns light (6 knots) and goes cross-offshore from the east, and the swell cleans right up. We’ve got a 4ft east-northeast swell with a 9-second period, giving it some shape and push, with moderate energy at 237. This is the best of the entire outlook – clean, workable waves for an advanced crew at Jobos. That “expect good surf conditions” call is your signal. That’s the one session to chase.

First week is a wipeout for decent surf. The second week holds one very promising afternoon. Mark that 27th.

Rusty.

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