Keramas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the imperial version for the same local run at Keramas.

It's a tough stretch looking ahead 16 days. The southeast breeze is blowing cross-onshore nearly the whole time, turning what could be good swell into choppy, lumpy messes. There’s a real drought of clean waves for a while.

Starting Tuesday 7th July, there’s surf around 4 ft from the south-southwest, but the cross-onshore wind is wrecking it. Wave energy is moderate (891). Water temp is 82°F – pretty normal for this time of year.

Wednesday 8th through Friday 10th July sees size bump to about 6 ft to 6 ft from the same south-southwest direction, with long-period groundswell (15 to 16 seconds) and combined energy up to 1951. That's solid energy, but still cross-onshore and choppy. This setup is more for kite surfing than paddling right now.

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July, the swell drops fast to 3 ft to 5 ft. Energy falls to weak (412 to 1015). Still choppy. A real flat, nothing-to-write-home-about weekend.

The first real chance shows up Friday morning, 17th July. The wind turns offshore, light breeze, and the swell is 5 ft from the SSW with 14-second period (moderate energy of 1015). That’s clean. That is your standout session for the whole period.

Saturday 18th July has bigger swell – 7 ft from SSW, 17-second groundswell, combined energy 2518. Over 8 ft it’s expert-only, so this is borderline for most. Still cross-onshore, so lumpy, but if you’re skilled it might be worth a go.

From 19th to 21st July, size goes back to 4 ft to 6 ft, mostly cross-onshore again. The 21st morning has a brief offshore wind window with 5 ft swell – promising but not certain.

The very end, Wednesday afternoon 22nd July, a light breeze eases the chop. Swell 4 ft from SSW, 18-second groundswell (moderate energy 1316). Might clean up into a few fun sets.

The one to circle on the calendar: Friday morning, 17th July at Keramas. Clean, light offshore breeze, 5 ft SSW swell (14-second period), moderate energy. That’s the best we’ll see. The 22nd afternoon is a backup if you’re patient.

Tough run with the wind, but it’s not always like this. Forecasts change.

Rusty.

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