Montoya Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on offer at Montoya, a beach and point break that’s exposed to the south swell. Water temp is sitting at 51°, which is about average for this time of year.

The 16-day window starts off pretty flat and ordinary. Through Wednesday and Thursday of this week, it’s clean but small—wave heights around 2 ft from the east, with weak energy (76 to 116). The wind is cross-off, but the quality is very ordinary. Not worth paddling out for.

Friday and Saturday morning get a little bump to 3 ft, but the wind picks up to 25 km/h and there’s risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is still weak (80 to 120). Saturday morning does have a short window of offshore wind, but the surf is still tiny.

The next few days, from Sunday through Tuesday, are a write-off. The wind is onshore or cross-on, strong, and the surf is choppy and messy. There’s a bit of a spike on Monday morning with 5 ft from the SE, but the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-on, so it’s lumpy. Not for paddle surfing—kite gear might be more interesting.

Then we get a bit of a window. Wednesday the 22nd has a SE swell of 4 ft with moderate energy (331), but the wind is cross-on, so it’s not clean. The real standout comes on Thursday morning, July 23rd. That’s the pick of the whole forecast. The swell is 3 ft from the SE, period 10 seconds, with moderate energy (211). The wind is a light 5 km/h cross-off—basically glassy. The guidance says this is a good surf condition. It’s a small, clean, fun morning. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

After that, we go into a long stretch of poor conditions. From Friday the 24th right through to Tuesday the 28th, the wind is mostly cross-on or cross, and the surf is choppy or messy. There’s a pulse of swell on Saturday the 25th with 5 ft from the SSW (strong energy at 438), but the wind is cross-on and the waves are lumpy. That’s only for experienced surfers, and even then, it’s not clean.

Monday morning, July 27th, is another small window. The swell is 3 ft from the south, period 10 seconds, with moderate energy (292). The wind is a light 10 km/h cross-off. It’s clean and surfable. This is a second highlight, but not as good as the 23rd.

The last few days of the month, the 29th and 30th, have some small ESE swell around 4 ft, but the wind is mostly cross or glassy at times. The conditions are ordinary, not worth getting excited about.

Overall, the best surf on offer is Thursday morning, July 23rd, with clean 3 ft SE swell and light offshore wind. The second best is Monday morning, July 27th, with clean 3 ft south swell. The rest of the 16 days is mostly poor or very ordinary.

Rusty.

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