Moody Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming down the pipe.

Honestly, the next two weeks look like a tough stretch for this coastline. We've got a long spell of nothing before anything even remotely rideable shows up. The first wisp of a wave worth talking about is on Wednesday, July 8th, and even that's a lean pick.

This spot is famously fickle, and this dry run is par for the course. You're looking at days of flatness with nothing to offer.

Moody Point (July 3rd through July 15th)
It starts out dead. From Friday the 3rd right through to Tuesday the 7th, you've got flat seas and crummy winds. The first flicker of life appears on Wednesday the 8th morning. We're looking at a weak 3ft swell coming from the SE, with a period of just 6 seconds – that's short-period wind swell with no real backbone. The total energy is a weak 68. But the wind is blowing from the NNE at 9 mph, which is a nice clean cross-offshore, so it'll look pretty. It's labelled "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – I'd be lucky to give it a 1 out of 10. It's a tiny, weak wave, but if you're jonesing, that morning is your only real window. The water is a touch warmer than average for this time of year at 64°F.

After that little tease, it's right back to the doldrums. The afternoons get onshore and chop it up. Friday the 10th through the 14th is back to tiny surf with mostly poor conditions, though there's a glassy morning on the 13th with a 1ft swell – still not enough to wet a line.

We get a bump on Wednesday, July 15th afternoon. Swell climbs to 5ft out of the SSE, with energy hitting 140 (moderate). But the wind is cross-shore from the SW at 9 mph, creating a "gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop," so it won't be clean. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it'll feel a bit lumpy. Still "poor surf conditions" by the book, but it's the biggest pulse we've seen in weeks.

Thursday the 16th morning offers 3ft from the SE, with a 7-second period and cross-shore winds. Energy is moderate at 106. Still not great. By Saturday the 18th, the swell peaks at 6ft out of the SSE, with a 6-second period. The energy is strong at 227, but the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the SW at 16 mph, whipping up a lumpy cross-chop. This one's too big and messy for beginners – it's strictly for the experts who don't mind a fight. Honestly, with that wind and period, it's shaping up to be a better day for the kite-surfers than the paddle crew.

The only real bright spot, if you can call it that, is Wednesday the 8th morning. Tiny, clean, and just enough to get you out of the house. For the rest, you're sitting on the beach watching. Forecasts can turn, though – it's not always this barren.

Rusty.

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