Monwabisi Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, let's have a proper look at what Monwabisi Strand has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a slow burn, but there are some absolute crackers on the back end.

The first few days are a bit quiet, with small, ordinary surf on offer from Friday the 3rd through Sunday the 5th. We're looking at knee-high stuff around 2 ft to 2 ft from the SW, so don't get your hopes up for anything special. The wind is just cross-offshore, keeping it clean but there's no punch to the waves. It's a bit of a dud start.

Now, Monday the 6th is where things start to look up. We get a nice pulse of SW groundswell pushing in at 4 ft to 5 ft. The real kicker here is the wind: it goes dead calm, glassy both morning and afternoon. The combined energy is humming at 500 (moderate) and climbing to 669 (moderate), so there's a proper little bit of push behind those waves. This is a great window for the beginner to intermediate crew who just want clean, easy waves.

Tuesday the 7th keeps that same clean energy going in the morning with that glassy 5 ft SW swell. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is just about bang on average for this time of year, so no shock to the system there. The afternoon gets a bit trickier with an onshore breeze, but the morning is the clear winner.

We hit a rough patch from Wednesday morning the 8th through Thursday the 9th. The swell picks up a bit, over 4 ft, but the wind turns nasty, cross-onshore and choppy, making a mess of it. Thursday afternoon is worth skipping.

Then we get to the first real standout. Friday the 10th morning. The swell is a solid 5 ft from the SSW, with a long 15-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 1226 (strong), but the wind is a light, clean cross-offshore breeze. This is an excellent setup for experienced surfers looking for some proper lines. Saturday the 11th morning is even better—6 ft S swell, dead calm and glassy again, with that energy still strong at 1214. This is a morning to be in the water.

Things settle down again on Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th, with dropping swell and mixed conditions. The week from the 14th through the 18th starts small and poor, but the real main event is brewing for Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th.

Wednesday the 15th sees a serious jump in size. We're looking at 7 ft SW swell with the energy rocketing up to 1694 (strong) in the morning and staying strong at 1502 (strong) in the afternoon. The wind is a clean cross-off, so the waves will be well-shaped. This is a bigger day, only for the experienced crew.

But the absolute pick of the entire forecast, the one you circle on the calendar, is Thursday the 16th of July. Both the morning and afternoon sessions are pumping with a solid 7 ft SSW groundswell and a very long 15-second period. The combined energy is massive: 2265 (very strong) in the morning and 2038 (very strong) in the afternoon. And the wind? Dead glassy to a slight air. That's a recipe for epic, powerful sets at Monwabisi. It's big, it's clean, and it's for experts only. The swell will be pushing straight and fast, so keep your wits about you.

The energy fades out through Friday the 17th and into the weekend of the 18th, dropping back to that 4 ft range with a clean glassy start on Saturday morning the 18th, before the onshore wind chops it up again in the afternoon.

So, to sum it up: the first few days are a write-off, but the mornings of Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th are lovely and clean for the learners. The standout for the experienced crew is undoubtedly Thursday the 16th of July. Get it in your diary.

Stay salty, catch you in the water.
Rusty.

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