Ngor Rights Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

To be straight with you, if you’re looking to get wet this week and next, you’re in for a tough stretch. This outlook runs from the end of July right through to mid-August, and for the vast majority of that time, conditions are just not cooperating. There are a couple of brief windows where the surf is rideable, but nothing that’s worth clearing your schedule for honestly.

Right off the bat, on Thursday the 30th of July, Ngor Rights is showing some push – about 5ft of swell from the NNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-shore at 16 mph. The combined energy reading sits at 215 (moderate), but with poor surf conditions reported, it’s not going to be pretty out there. The water temp is 83°F, which is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Friday the 31st and into the weekend, the swell drops away and the wind stays cross-off from the SW. The surf gets smaller and smaller, down to 2ft by Sunday morning. Energy drops into the double digits by Saturday afternoon (94), which is weak. It’s just limp, really.

The best I can point to on this run is Saturday morning, the 1st of August. We’ve got a small 3ft swell from the NNW with the period still short (8 secs), but the wind shifts to a gentle offshore from the south at 9 mph, with combined energy at a weak 112. The wave comment says it’s “surfable but very ordinary.” It’s clean, but you’re going to be scratching for waves. Because the swell is small and period is short, it’s strictly a small-wave longboard session. Crowds are sometimes an issue at Ngor Rights, and with little else to go around, expect a few others out there.

The following week isn’t much better. We see a tiny lift in swell to 4ft around Monday the 3rd of August, but the period drops to a shocking 5 seconds and the wind is cross-on from the NW at 16 mph – pure junk. The combined energy is moderate (140), but with that short period and chop, it’s a write-off.

Into the second week, the pattern stays flat and windy. By Friday the 7th of August morning, we have a glimmer: the wind goes glassy – zero wind, then just a slight air – with a 3 mph variable breeze. Swell is only 3ft at a short 6 seconds, but the surface is glassy. Combined energy is a weak 72. You might get a couple of weak little peelers, but it’s not pumping.

The clearest window in the whole run might be Saturday the 8th of August, when we have another glassy morning with zero wind from the NE, and a 4ft NNW swell at 8 seconds, with combined energy jumping to 187. That’s the largest energy reading in the entire forecast, and with glassy conditions, it’ll be the cleanest surf we get. Still, it’s only a “surfable but very ordinary” description. It’s not a standout by any stretch, but given the rest of the outlook, this is the pick of a bad lot. Crowds are possible at Ngor Rights, and the swell direction from the NW is close to the optimum NW, which helps shape.

For the rest of the period up to the 14th of August, it’s mostly cross-onshore winds with weak, small swell and low energy readings.

Bottom line: Honestly, apart from these brief clean sessions, there isn’t much here that’s calling you to the water. It’s a long gap of mostly poor conditions. With so many days of cross and cross-on winds, and low wave energy, if you’re not committed to paddling, the setup at this beach might honestly be more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session over the next couple of weeks.

Keep your eye on that Saturday the 8th of August morning glass-off, it’s our only real chance for something clean and halfway fun, but don’t expect much.

- Rusty

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