Leftovers/Rightovers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at this 16-day window, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s mostly a long, flat, frustrating stretch for the first couple of weeks. There’s a decent little pulse trying to sneak in right at the very end, but you’ll be waiting a while for it.

The first bit of any real surf to even talk about isn’t until late July, and even then it’s tiny. We’ve got a few days with a bit of knee-high slop, but nothing you’d paddle out for. The wind is a persistent cross-off or cross-shore breeze, mostly from the ENE, which keeps things clean but there’s just no energy to work with.

The real standout, and the only one worth marking on the calendar, arrives on Saturday the 8th of August. That morning at Leftovers/Rightovers, the ocean finally wakes up. We’re looking at a solid 5 ft swell from the NE, with a combined wave energy of 502 – that’s a proper injection of power. The period is a moderate 10 seconds, which is a nice blend of push and shape. The wind is light and offshore from the ESE at just 9 mph, keeping the surface glassy. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The wave comment says "expect very good surf conditions," and I’m feeling that. This is a reef break that’s fairly consistent, and with the swell direction straight out of the NW being the optimum, this NE swell is gonna wrap in nicely. It’s clean, it’s got push, and the crowds are possible – but with no wind, you’ll be happy to share.

Before that, it’s a dead run. The swell heights are barely a ripple, mostly under 1 ft, with periods all over the shop from 8 to 21 seconds, but the energy is pathetic – single digits and low double digits. There’s no juice. You’ll see a spike to 5 ft on the 28th of July with a 7-second period, but that’s short-period windswell and the wind is cross-shore with a chop, so it’s messy and poor. Not worth a wetsuit.

So, the outlook is this: a long, flat gap until the 8th of August, then a promising, clean, head-high day at Leftovers/Rightovers. Mark it, but treat it as a long-range hope – things can change.

Rusty.

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