Newport - The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead at Newport – The Peak, with a couple of real standout sessions that’ll have you frothing. The water’s sitting at 65°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year – no surprises there.

The first real action kicks off Friday morning, 31 July. It’s not the best of the bunch, but there’s a 6ft S swell pushing through with a 10-second period and moderate wave energy (687). The wind’s cross-off from the SW at 9 mph, keeping things clean. Conditions are a bit marginal, but it’s surfable.

Saturday morning, 1 August, sees a 5ft SSE swell, 9-second period, and moderate energy (450). The wind swings WSW at 6 mph, cross-off, and it’s clean. Saturday afternoon though, that’s where it gets glassy – ENE wind drops to 3 mph, glassy conditions, with a 5ft SSE swell and moderate energy (416). That’s a real treat.

Now, Sunday morning, 2 August, is the first standout. We’ve got a 5ft SSE groundswell with a very long 13-second period, and strong energy pushing 999. The wind is N at 6 mph, cross-off, and it’s clean. The long period means better shaped waves and more grunt, but it’ll break a bit straight on this reef setup – still, it’s a cracker. Sunday afternoon, the wind picks up from the NE at 12 mph, cross-on, and it gets choppy – not worth it.

Monday morning, 3 August, drops to 3ft SE swell, 11-second period, and moderate energy (278). Clean, cross-off from NNW. It’s okay but not the main event.

The next real standout is Tuesday morning, 11 August. We’ve got a 7ft S swell, 9-second period, and very strong energy (1347). The wind is WNW at 16 mph, offshore, and it’s clean. This is big – over 8ft, so it’s experts only. Tuesday afternoon gets even better: 7ft S swell, 11-second period, strong energy (1011), and offshore W wind at 12 mph. The forecast says excellent conditions for experienced surfers. That’s the pick of the whole run.

Wednesday morning, 12 August, still has a 4ft S swell, 9-second period, moderate energy (555), and offshore WNW wind at 16 mph. Clean and very good. Wednesday afternoon, the wind swings W at 19 mph, fresh breeze, and it’s only marginal.

After that, from Thursday, 13 August, through to Saturday, 15 August, the surf drops off. Swells are small – 3ft to 4ft – with moderate energy, and the wind is mostly cross-off or offshore but not strong enough to make it great. A few spots are clean, but nothing to write home about.

Overall, the standout is Sunday morning, 2 August, for the long-period groundswell and clean conditions, and Tuesday, 11 August, for the big, powerful swell with offshore wind. That Tuesday afternoon session is the one for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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