National Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about National Park. It’s a slow burner this period, but there’s a window that’ll get you out.

Monday morning the 6th of July kicks it off with 8ft of SE swell. Wind is a fresh SSE breeze, cross-offshore, so the faces are clean but it’s a fight to paddle. Combined energy is moderate at 819. Water temp is 69°, about 1° cooler than average for this time of year, so nothing crazy. That swell hangs around through Tuesday, dropping to 6-7ft, still clean with that cross-off wind.

Wednesday the 8th of July is where the power shows up. Morning has 5ft of SE swell, but the period jumps to 12 seconds—proper groundswell. Energy hits 1051, moderate-to-strong. The longer period will give better shape but at a beach break it can get a bit walled. Wind is still cross-off from the SSE at 18 mph, so it’s clean. By the afternoon, that swell builds to nearly 8ft and energy surges to 1525—strong. The waves will have some push.

Thursday the 9th holds 6ft of SE at 11 seconds, with moderate SW winds keeping things clean. Friday arvo the 10th of July is the standout here—6ft of SE at 10 seconds, energy at 1307, and a gentle SSE breeze. Clean, consistent, and the best of the run. Crowds at National Park are often, so you won’t be alone. This is the session to aim for.

Saturday the 11th has a small window of clean 3-4ft surf, but it’s fading. Sunday the 12th goes south with onshore WNW wind and dropping swell. From Monday arvo the 13th we hit a proper flat spell—glassy conditions but only 1-2ft of weak energy, barely worth paddling for. That lasts through to Friday the 17th.

On Friday the 17th, a new pulse comes through: 6ft from the SSE at 8 seconds, short period, with 25 mph SSE winds. Energy is moderate at 446, but that wind is strong—hard to paddle into, poor quality. For experts only.

Saturday the 18th has 5ft of SE at 7 seconds, with fresh 22 mph offshore winds—clean, but short period and low energy at 296. Still marginal.

After that, it’s tiny leftovers with onshore wind through to the 21st.

So the honest call: Friday afternoon the 10th of July is your best bet. Solid 6ft, decent period, clean wind, and enough energy for a proper session. Expect a crowd and a fun wave.

Rusty.

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