Left Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about the potential for the next couple of weeks.

The first swell of note is still a week away, so we’ve got a bit of a dry spell to get through. The real action doesn't kick off until Friday, the 24th, when a very significant pulse of energy arrives.

The standout session is looking like Friday morning, July 24th, at Left Point. This is a point break, and it's set to get a solid 12 ft swell from the WSW, with a super long period of 15 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, packed with energy – the combined energy is a massive 9591 (strong to very strong). The wind is a clean cross-off from the West, which should keep the surface nice. This is big, powerful surf, well over 8 ft, so it’s strictly for experienced surfers only. The point should handle that long-period swell well, offering up some long, drawn-out walls. The water temp is 57°, which is about normal for this time of year.

The surf will be huge through the rest of that Friday, but the wind turns messy in the afternoon. Saturday and Sunday, the 25th and 26th, still have a lot of size, around 10 ft, but the wind is more cross or cross-off, making it less clean. The energy is still high, but the quality drops off from that Friday morning peak.

After a few days of smaller, more average waves, the next real highlight shapes up for Monday afternoon, July 27th. The swell is a more manageable 6 ft from the SW, but the wind goes completely glassy – light and variable from the West at just 3 mph. This is a rare treat of a window. The combined energy is moderate (808), and with that glassy surface, the point will be offering up some of the cleanest waves of the whole period. It’s a smaller window, but the quality will be top-notch.

Looking further out, Tuesday afternoon, the 28th, also looks promising with a 7 ft SW swell and a clean cross-off breeze, but the confidence is lower that far out.

Keep in mind, Left Point is inconsistent, so you need to be patient for the sets. And it can get crowded here sometimes. After the 28th, it looks like we go into another quiet spell, with a few days of small, messy surf, until a bigger, wind-affected swell tries to move in around the 3rd of August. That one gets blown out by strong cross-onshore winds, so it's not one to get excited about.

The very end of the outlook, around the 5th and 6th of August, shows a nice little clean-up with offshore winds and swell around 4 ft to 6 ft, but that's a long way off, so treat it as a promising whisper for now.

So, mark your calendar for Friday morning, the 24th, if you're an expert looking for a heavy session, and Monday afternoon, the 27th, for a glassy, more user-friendly cruise.

Rusty.

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