Kua Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’.

To be straight with you, this outlook’s a quiet one. Right now we’re looking at a long stretch with really nothing worth paddling out for at Kua Bay. You’ve got over a week of flat to tiny waves and the kind of energy that just won’t get you excited. It’s not until the very end of July and into early August that we start to see a little pulse. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

For now, the first few days, starting Sunday the 19th of July, the swell’s barely a whisper at 1ft to 2ft out of the WNW with a 12-second period. That’s a groundswell, but the energy’s weak at only 55 (combined swell energy) and it’s not enough to break properly. Winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, so the surface will be messy. Not a single session worth chasing here.

That flat spell drags on right through to about Sunday the 26th of July. Late that afternoon, a tiny 2ft pulse shows up from the NNE, but with a short, weak 5-second period and only 21 energy. It’s clean, but it’s a beach break blip – not really surfable.

Then we get another gap until Wednesday the 29th of July afternoon, when a 3ft NE swell rolls in with a 6-second period and 44 energy. Winds turn clean, cross-off, so it’ll look tidy – but the size and period just aren’t there. Still a no-go for proper surfing.

The most interesting blip comes on Thursday the 30th of July afternoon, with a tiny 1ft SW groundswell but a very long 18-second period. That’s an old, long-range energy pulse, and with glassy conditions it could show a few pretty lines at a point or reef setup. But at that height, it’s really just a novelty – not something you’d actually ride.

After that, into the first few days of August, it’s more of the same. A little WNW swell on the 2nd of August at 1ft with a 14-second period and energy hitting 62, but it’s cross-onshore or onshore. Not worth the drive.

Honestly, Kua Bay is a total blank for this whole 16-day window. There’s no standout day, no session I’d recommend. If you’re desperate, keep an eye on that 30th of July afternoon for a glassy, super-long-period tiny wave – but that’s for the diehards only. For everyone else, maybe this is the time to check the kite gear.

Stay tuned, forecasts can shift.

Rusty.

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