Junkyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s happening around here.

You know what, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for Junkyards. We’ve got a long stretch coming up where there’s just not much to get excited about. The swell is tiny for the first few days, and even when it does pick up a bit, it’s still pretty weak. The good news is that there is one real standout window, so let’s get into it.

We start off on the morning of Thursday, 23rd July, and right out of the gate it’s poor. A tiny 1.0ft SSW swell with a short 7-second period and cross-off wind – not worth paddling out for. That theme continues right through Friday, still tiny and weak, no power behind it.

Then we get to Saturday, 25th July. The morning is still not great with a 3ft SSE swell at 9 seconds and cross-shore wind, but it’s the afternoon that’s the real highlight of the entire forecast. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the SSE, still 9 seconds, but the wind goes glassy. Absolutely clean. The combined wave energy hits a moderate 212 – that’s the strongest we’ll see in this whole 16-day window. The water’s sitting at 83°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual. This Saturday afternoon is the one to circle. It’s not big, but with those conditions it’ll be fun and clean. Keep in mind, though, crowds are possible here.

Sunday morning the swell drops back to 3ft from the South at 8 seconds, still glassy early, but the conditions are only ordinary. From there it’s a slow fade. Monday is surfable but ordinary, Tuesday drops off into the weak stuff, and by Wednesday the 29th we’re back to tiny 2ft swells and glassy conditions – but there’s just no energy.

From the end of July into early August the swell stays tiny, mostly under 2ft, and the wind stays messy with a lot of cross and cross-off breezes. A few days even bring storm risk and stronger winds, so no joy there. The combined energy values are mostly in the teens and twenties, just weak all around.

So the takeaway? Saturday afternoon, 25th July, is your window. Glassy conditions, a little waist-high swell, and the best energy of the whole run. The rest is a write-off.

Rusty.

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