Junkyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s take a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for Junkyards. This is a reef setup, and it’s exposed to the swell, but the numbers just aren’t there for most of the run. The first real glimpse of anything rideable is a little window on Sunday morning, July 26th. We’ve got some small S swell pushing in around 3ft, with a period of 8 seconds coming from the south. The wind is light and offshore from the ENE, so the surface will be clean. The water temp is sitting at 85°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is moderate (121). It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary – small, short period, and honestly, not going to get the heart pumping. That’s the best on offer for the whole first week, and it’s a pretty low bar.

From Sunday afternoon, it fades fast. Monday drops to 2ft, then Tuesday the swell bottoms out at 1ft, and by Wednesday it’s a glassy 1ft with no real push. There’s a dry spell from Wednesday, July 29th, all the way through to the end of the first week and into the start of the second. We’re looking at a solid gap of about 10 days with no real surf worth paddling out for. The conditions stay clean at times – glassy mornings, light winds – but the swell is just too small to do anything with.

Then, around Sunday, August 9th, things start to change. We get a pulse of S swell, 2ft with a 10 second period, and the wind is onshore from the WSW. It’s not great, but the energy is moderate (80). That afternoon, the real shift happens: a WNW swell jumps to 5ft, but the period is a short 6 seconds, and it’s choppy with moderate cross-onshore wind from the SW. The energy is strong (247), but the quality is poor.

The standout – and I mean the only real standout in the whole 16 days – is Monday, August 10th. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 7 to 8 seconds. The wind is moderate cross-shore from the SSE and S, creating a bit of a cross-chop. The combined energy is strong to very strong, hitting 470 in the morning and 687 in the afternoon. That’s a lot of water moving around. At 6ft, it’s getting into the range that’s more for experienced surfers – beginners might find it a handful. But the direction from the WNW is okay for this spot, and the size is there. The main issue is the short period and the cross-shore wind, which will make it lumpy. This is a reef, so it might handle the short period better than a beach break, but don’t expect perfection. The morning session looks the pick of the two, as the afternoon gets a bit more wind and a bit more chop.

Overall, it’s a long, quiet beginning. The only real window is that Sunday morning, July 26th, and then the bigger but messy swell on Monday, August 10th. If you’re a patient surfer, keep an eye on that Monday – it’s promising, but it’s a long way out, so the forecast could change. For now, the board stays in the car, and the rest of the time is for watching the horizon.

Rusty.

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