Maslin Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight up – this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a tough one. We’ve got a long, dry spell of flat to tiny, messy waves ahead, and honestly, there’s not a single standout session in the whole run. The first proper surfable bump doesn’t show until the second week, and even then, it comes with some serious caveats.

First 10 Days

For the rest of July and into early August, Maslin Beach (South Australia) is mostly a write-off. The water temp is sitting at 57°F, which is about 1°F cooler than average for this time of year – not a major anomaly, but you’ll still want a good wetsuit. The swell energy is weak all week, with combined energy readings struggling to hit triple digits (mostly between 1 and 98). Winds are all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-on, and the swell is tiny – under 3 ft for days. There’s a brief bump Tuesday the 28th with 6 ft swell from the west and a 6-second period, but with onshore winds at 19 mph making it lumpy, it’s a messy one. Wednesday the 29th drops back to knee-high mush. Thursday the 30th has a glassy morning (wind from SSE at 3 mph), but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft – just flat.

Friday the 31st to Sunday, August 2nd are all tiny, with swell under 3 ft and weak energy. Sunday the 2nd has a bit more size (5 ft from the NW, 5-second period), but the wind is a cross-shore 16 mph, so it’s choppy and uninviting. Monday and Tuesday (3rd–4th) are flat again, with combined swell energy dropping to single digits. The morning of Tuesday the 4th is glassy, but with 0.7 ft of swell, there’s nothing to ride. Not a single recommendation here, and that’s pretty normal for this stretch.

Second Week (August 5–11)

Into the second week, it stays flat through Wednesday the 5th to Saturday the 8th – tiny swell, clean mornings with light offshore winds from the east, but the waves are barely ankle-high. Sunday the 9th shows a bit more life: 4 ft swell from the north, but it’s short-period (4 seconds) and weak energy (58), with a fresh 19 mph cross-offshore wind. Clean, but weak and gutless.

Then Monday the 10th drops back to almost nothing with onshore wind and rain – ugly.

The only real event comes on Tuesday, August 11th. A big, lumpy swell pushes through: 12 ft from the WSW with an 8-second period – that’s a serious amount of water, with combined energy hitting a massive 1540. The problem? It’s cross-on at 12 mph, and this is a beach and reef break, so expect choppy, jumbled conditions. That size (over 8 ft) is for experts only, and even then, it’s marginal. The morning session is rated a 1 out of 10 – basically ugly but rideable for the brave. Tuesday afternoon drops to 8 ft, still big and messy. No standout here – just a big, angry day for the experienced crew.

So overall, this is a 16-day blank for most of us. Stay tuned – forecasts change, and it won’t stay this flat forever. But for now, the boards stay in the car.

Rusty.

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