Kiddies Corner Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks. We've got one spot on the radar, so I'll break it down day by day.

Things start off on Sunday, July 26th with a bit of a mixed bag. Sunday morning at Kiddies Corner is the real standout early on. We’re looking at a solid 6ft S swell pumping in with a decent 11-second period, and the combined energy is sitting at a moderate 767. The wind is a gentle offshore from the WSW, so those waves are going to be clean. Water temp is 65°, which is about average for this time of year, so a standard 3/2 wetsuit will do. Great session for a learner on a Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon takes a turn with a cross-on wind and the conditions get messy, so make the most of the morning.

Monday the 27th starts off glassy with the wind going dead calm. The swell drops a bit to 4ft from the south, but that glassy surface means it’s a great time to be out on a longboard if you’ve got one. Monday afternoon gets choppy again. Tuesday the 28th is small, with a 2ft swell and weak energy (50). Not really worth getting wet unless you’re desperate. Wednesday the 29th is tiny and not worth a mention.

We get a proper pulse again on Thursday, July 30th. Thursday morning is a beauty – clean 6ft S swell (629 combined energy) under a light offshore. That's the pick of the first week. Afternoon sees it jump to 8ft, which is getting a bit hefty for beginners, and the cross-on wind messes with the shape.

Friday the 31st and Saturday, August 1st, hold some decent, clean swell in the mornings (8ft and 6ft), but the winds are cross-off or light, so it’s still very surfable for those with a bit of experience. Sunday, August 2nd, and Monday, August 3rd, see things drop back to the 4ft to 5ft range, with glassy to clean conditions early. Good for a cruise.

Now, looking into the second week, we've got a gap of small or messy surf from Tuesday, August 4th, right through to Thursday the 6th. Not much to write home about until Friday, August 7th, where we get a clean 5ft S swell in the morning.

The real standout of the whole outlook is Saturday, August 8th. We’re looking at a massive 10ft to 12ft S groundswell with a very long 13-second period. The combined energy is an extreme 3004 on Saturday morning and a massive 7175 in the afternoon. This is too big for beginners and even for most intermediates. That Saturday morning though, with glassy conditions and that huge, long-period groundswell, Kiddies Corner is going to be a serious, heavy wave. This is strictly for experts only. Sunday, August 9th, and Monday, August 10th have clean, 8ft to 8ft mornings with moderate energy, so the bigger surf sticks around for the experienced crew to get some.

That's the whole picture. The late July to early August window has a few clean mornings, but that massive 10ft+ pulse on August 8th is the one to circle on the calendar if you know what you're doing.

Rusty.

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