National Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I'm lookin' over the next couple of weeks for us. It's gonna be a tale of two halves, that's for sure. We've got a solid start, then a long, quiet dry spell, before a bit of a pulse tries to show up late in the game.

First up, from Thursday the 9th of July, we get a nice run. National Park is a point break that's fairly consistent, and it's exposed to the swell. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there, just your usual summer suit stuff. Thursday morning kicks it off with a clean 7 ft swell out of the SE. The combined energy is strong at 1253, which tells you there's some real grunt behind it. It's a little cross-off, but we're in the zone. Thursday afternoon cleans right up, turning offshore, still a solid 6 ft.

Friday the 10th stays in the mix, with a clean 6 ft swell in the morning. The wind is a bit cross-off, but the energy is still pumping at 1209. This is your classic, long-period groundswell, 11 seconds, so the sets will be well-spaced and have some proper shape on this point. Saturday the 11th is still a good call, with the swell dropping to 4 ft but picking up a super long period of 13 seconds by the afternoon. That’s a proper groundswell, which will wrap beautifully around this point. The wind is light, so it’ll be clean. These first few days are the standout. It’s not too big for intermediates, but the long period will keep the pros happy too. Keep in mind that at 7 ft swell, it might start pushing it for beginners.

Now, from Sunday the 12th, things go south. It's just a long, drawn-out lull. We're talking a solid week where the swell drops to nothing. The wind goes onshore or straight cross, and the energy readings drop into the double digits. It's pretty grim. For a spot that's fairly consistent, this is an unusually long blink. It’ll be flat and unappealing through to about Thursday the 16th of July.

On the 16th we see a blip of energy pop up, but it's not clean. A 8 ft SE swell shows up, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is howling cross-shore from the WSW. That's a messy, choppy mess. Not one for a traditional surf. With that much wind and a beach-and-reef setup, it’s looking more like a kite-surfing day than anything else. It stays messy through the 17th, even with a bigger 19 mph cross-off wind that cleans the surface but makes it a battle.

We get a tiny glimmer on Saturday the 18th. The morning is still cross-shore with the 5 ft swell, but the afternoon looks promising. The swell direction holds at SE with an 11-second period, the wind drops to a light breeze and goes cross-off. The energy is moderate (600), but the call is "expect very good surf conditions." It could be a sneaky good session before it all fades away again.

After that, from Sunday the 19th to Wednesday the 23rd, it goes back to the tiny, weak stuff. The energy readings are below 300, and it’s just not worth paddling out for.

So, to sum it up: get in the water Thursday the 9th through Saturday the 11th. That is your window. The rest of the run is a bust, with maybe a brief, cleaner window late on Saturday the 18th if you're desperate for a wave.

Rusty signing off.

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