Knights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, lookin' at the surf for the next couple of weeks. We've got a solid run of swell on the way, but it's gonna be a tale of a few different windows, with a real standout period that's got me a bit excited. The water's sittin' around 58°, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, so nothin' unusual there.

First up, Friday the 24th kicks things off with a solid 10ft groundswell out of the SSW, but the wind's a cross-on, and it's gonna be choppy. Not worth paddlin' out for. The combined energy is a massive 4918, but that's all for nothin' with the conditions. This pattern hangs through the weekend, with swell droppin' from 8ft on Saturday down to 6ft by Sunday afternoon, but the wind stays messy. You're not missin' a thing.

Now, Monday the 27th is where it starts to get interestin'. The swell drops to 6ft, but the wind swings around to a cross-off from the NNW, and the forecast is callin' for clean surf. The combined energy is still respectable at 739. This is a good sign for what's comin'.

Tuesday the 28th has a weird split. The morning is clean with a 4ft swell and a long period of 15 seconds, but it's a bit undersized. The afternoon though, it gets ugly. The swell jumps back up to 10ft, but the wind turns cross-on, and the combined energy rockets to 6361. It's gonna be a messy, blown-out mess. Avoid it.

Wednesday the 29th, the swell is a big 12ft in the morning and 10ft in the afternoon, but it's plain too big for this spot. The combined energy is 4836 in the morning. It's a pass for all but the biggest chargers, and even then, the wind is light cross-on, so it's not gonna be clean.

Now, here's where I'm gettin' keen. Thursday the 31st of July, the morning session is lookin' mint. The swell is a clean 6ft with a 14-second period, the wind is a clean cross-off from the NW, and the combined energy is 1402. This is that "excellent surf for experienced surfers" call. The optimal swell is from the SSW, and we're gettin' it. This is a real standout.

But the absolute best of the best, the one you circle on the calendar, is the morning of Saturday the 1st of August. We've got a 8ft SSW swell, a clean cross-off wind from the NW, and the combined energy is a solid 3128. That's a powerful, clean groundswell. The afternoon takes a turn for the worse, with a massive 12ft, 21-second swell, but the combined energy is a colossal 16430 – that's a true behemoth, but it's too big for this break and the wind is cross, so it's a miss for paddle surfin'.

Sunday the 2nd of August morning is another cracker for the experts. A 10ft swell, 17-second period, and the combined energy is 5996. The wind is a light offshore, makin' for exceptional conditions. The swell is over 8ft, so this is a big-wave day.

Monday the 3rd of August morning is also excellent, with a 10ft SSW swell, clean offshore wind, and 4437 combined energy. Again, this is for the experienced crew.

From Tuesday the 4th, the swell starts to back off, droppin' to 5ft and then 3ft by Wednesday the 5th. The energy fades away. The second week of the outlook is a slow fade, with a few smaller windows. Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th of August both have clean offshore winds with a 5ft to 7ft SSW swell, which is a nice little run for the experienced surfers, but it's nothin' compared to the first week's peak.

Saturday the 8th of August finishes with a 7ft swell and offshore wind, but the wind is gettin' strong, and the surf is inconsistent.

So, the standout window is the morning of Saturday, 1st August, with that 8ft, clean, powerful SSW swell. The morning of the 31st of July is a close second. If you're an experienced surfer, the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th of August all have great windows. For the rest of us, it's a waitin' game.

Rusty.

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