Johanna Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. We’ve got a solid run of swell on the way for Johanna, but you’ll need to pick your moments – the wind’s going to be the real story here. This is a long, consistent window of southwest groundswell, but a lot of it will be blown out by onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The real standouts are the mornings with clean offshore or cross-offshore wind. The water’s sitting at 57.4°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first surf worth getting excited about kicks off on Sunday morning, August 9th. The swell is 6.2 ft from the WSW with a 13-second period, which is a nice long-period groundswell already. The combined energy is a solid 1729 (moderate). Wind is NNE at 16 mph and offshore – that’s clean. Conditions are marginal for tide reasons, but it’s rideable. By afternoon it drops a touch to 5.2 ft but still clean.

Monday, August 10th, is where things get heavy. Early morning you’ve got 9.8 ft of WSW swell with an 18-second period – that’s a very long period groundswell, full of power. The combined energy hits 6359 (strong). Wind is NW at 6 mph, cross-offshore and clean. This is exceptional for experts only – over 8.2 ft means it’s for the experienced crew. By afternoon the wind swings SW and goes onshore at 19 mph, turning it into a messy, poor mess. So, early bird catches the wave.

Tuesday, August 11th, stays solid: 9.8 ft in the morning dropping to 8.2 ft in the afternoon, both with NW/NNW cross-offshore winds at 12-16 mph. Period is 14 seconds, energy is in the 3300s (strong). Clean and consistent, but still big – intermediate and above only.

Wednesday, August 12th, gets even bigger. Morning has 13.1 ft from the WSW, 16-second period, combined energy 9002 (very strong). Wind is W at 19 mph, cross-shore, so it’s lumpy but rideable for the brave. Afternoon sees 14.8 ft and onshore wind – forget it.

Thursday, August 13th, holds 16.4 ft swells from the SW, 15-second period, energy over 10000 (very strong). Cross-shore winds in the morning, lumpy, and cross-shore in the afternoon – these are big, powerful waves for experts only.

Friday, August 14th, stays big at 14.8 ft, but the wind is cross-onshore from the WSW at 12 mph. Choppy and messy. Not the best.

Saturday, August 15th, the swell drops to 13.1 ft in the morning and 11.5 ft in the afternoon, with light ESE winds. Cross-shore in the morning, cross-onshore in the afternoon. Better, but still big.

Sunday, August 16th, things start to clean up. Morning has 8.2 ft from the WSW, 14-second period, and a beautiful light east wind that’s cross-offshore. Combined energy 3212 (strong). This is excellent for experienced surfers – clean, solid, and manageable.

Monday, August 17th, similar: 7.9 ft, 15-second period, ENE cross-offshore at 6 mph. Clean and excellent for experienced surfers.

Tuesday, August 18th, is a gem. Morning has 6.9 ft from the WSW, 14-second period, ENE cross-offshore. Afternoon bumps to 7.5 ft with an 18-second period – that’s a long-period groundswell, cross-offshore from the east. Both sessions are excellent for experienced surfers. This is one of the best windows in the whole outlook.

Wednesday, August 19th, keeps the run going: 7.9 ft in the morning, 7.5 ft in the afternoon, both with offshore or cross-offshore winds from the north-northeast to northeast. Clean and excellent.

Thursday, August 20th, the swell drops to 5.6 ft in the morning and 4.3 ft in the afternoon. Wind is north at 16 mph, offshore. Combined energy drops to 994 (weak) and 1505 (moderate). Still clean, but smaller.

From Friday, August 21st, through Monday, August 24th, the swell stays between 5.2 ft and 8.2 ft, but the wind is mostly cross-shore or onshore, and the scores drop off. There’s still surf, but it’s not the clean, standout quality of the previous week.

The absolute best of this whole run? Tuesday, August 18th – both morning and afternoon. Clean cross-offshore winds, solid 6.9 ft to 7.5 ft swell with a long 14-18 second period from the WSW. Combined energy in the 3000s. That’s the one to circle. And Monday, August 10th morning, for the big-wave hunters – 9.8 ft, 18 seconds, clean. That’s a proper session.

Keep in mind, this is a beach and point setup at Johanna, exposed to the south swell, and it can get crowded often. The long-period swells here can be a bit straight at the beach, but the point will handle

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