Lecount Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – we’re looking at a real dry spell here. The forecast for the next couple of weeks is mostly a bust, with heaps of tiny, weak, or blown-out conditions. There’s a massive gap of poor surf that runs from now all the way through until late in the second week. It’s the kind of stretch where you’re better off waxing your board and just staring at it in the garage.

For the first two weeks, we are talking scraps. Friday morning, July 10th, kicks things off with a tiny 2ft easterly swell, period a short 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak (50) and while the wind is a light offshore, the overall vibes are just ordinary. That’s the best it gets for a long while. From there, it goes downhill fast. Saturday and Sunday have onshore or cross-onshore winds and even smaller swell. All the action through the following week, the 13th through the 20th, is the same story: flat to tiny, with poor wind and practically no energy. The absolute low point comes on the 16th with a 0.3ft swell.

Now, the one thing that actually catches my eye is a pulse that shows up at Lecounts Hollow on Wednesday morning, July 22nd. We finally see some size, with a 7ft swell from the east (period 7 seconds). The combined energy jumps way up to a strong 404 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a cross-offshore and looking clean. But listen, that swell is short period and 7ft is getting up there. At that size, with that period, it’s going to be a proper handful. This is strictly for the experts. The lineup will be heavy, and with the cross-off wind, it could be a bit lumpy. The crowd factor at Lecounts Hollow says it can get busy sometimes, so expect company if you’re brave enough. This is the standout, but it’s a raw, powerful one.

The outlook for the 23rd and 24th drops back down in size and gets choppy again. July 25th, a Saturday, tidies up with a 2ft swell from the southeast and a gentle offshore wind for the morning, but the energy is weak (108). It’s clean, small, and surfable, but nothing to write home about.

So, in short: a long stretch of nothing, then a solid but expert-only pulse on the 22nd. Keep your eyes peeled because a blank run like this tends not to last forever, but right now, patience is the name of the game.

Rusty

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