Long Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming together for Long Reef over the next couple of weeks in the old units.

It’s going to be a slow start, no doubt about it. The first few days are a write-off, with barely a ripple on Tuesday the 14th – just 0.7 ft of weak south swell and no real energy to speak of. We’ve got a long gap of flat to poor conditions before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

The real action, and the standout for this forecast, is looking like Monday the 20th of July. The morning is still a bit questionable with rain showers and a cross-onshore breeze, but by Monday afternoon, things turn magic. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the reef will be clean as a whistle. Swell hits a clean 5 ft from the ENE with a solid 10-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 676 – that’s proper moderate wave energy. The water temp is sitting at 64°F, which is about average for this time of year, nothing weird there. This is the session to circle. Get on it.

Wednesday the 22nd also looks promising early. The morning is clear with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NW, and the swell holds at 5 ft from the ENE. It’s a touch smaller, but still clean and fun.

The next one to watch is Thursday the 23rd. The morning offers up 6 ft of east swell with a longer 11-second period, producing a combined energy of 810. Wind is light and cross-off from the WSW, so the reef should be looking nice and lined up. This is a solid, high-quality option.

After that, conditions get more mixed. There’s a window on Tuesday the 28th that deserves a mention. The afternoon looks very clean with a gentle cross-off breeze from the north, and a 4 ft east swell with a 13-second period. That long period means the waves will have some real push and shape, but at a beach break it might stand up a bit too straight. For a reef like Long Reef, that’s a good thing. The energy is still moderate at 579.

Around the 29th, the swell drops back to under 3 ft, and while the wind is offshore from the west, it’s not going to set the world on fire. The long-range window has some promise, but it’s a bit less certain.

So to wrap it up: the first week is mostly a bust. The standout is Monday arvo the 20th with glassy conditions and a decent 5 ft east swell. Thursday the 23rd morning is also a top pick. The rest is a mixed bag of wind, rain, and chop, with a few cleaner windows in the second week but nothing that screams epic.

Rusty.

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