Lighthouse Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s see what’s cooking for Noumea-Pass over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a slow start, but there’s a glimmer of something special if you’re patient.

Right now, and for the next few days, we’re looking at a bit of a flat spell with poor conditions. The swell is small and the wind is messy. Wednesday and Thursday of this week are a write-off with cross-shore breezes and lumpy, poor surf. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing to write home about there.

The first real chance of anything decent pops up on Saturday the 18th of July. The morning is still marginal with a cross-offshore breeze and a 4ft SSW swell running at a very long 17 seconds. The energy is moderate (946). But the afternoon is where it gets interesting. The wind drops to a light breeze from the ENE, going cross-offshore, and the swell bumps up slightly to 5ft from the SSW, with a super long 17-second period. The combined energy jumps to a strong 1175. That’s a solid groundswell, and with clean conditions, Lighthouse Right should be offering some proper, well-shaped waves. This is the standout of the whole forecast. The wave period is long, so expect long lulls between sets, but the waves that come will have power. It’s a reef break, so it’ll handle that long-period energy well. Crowds are a possibility here sometimes, but for a session like this, it’ll be worth sharing the peak.

Sunday the 19th sees the swell stick around (4ft, 20 seconds, 1585 energy) but the wind swings onshore from the SSE, making it choppy and messy. Not the one.

After that, we hit a big dry spell. From Monday the 20th through to the end of the forecast, the surf drops right off. There’s a few tiny pulses of 1ft to 3ft swell, but the winds are onshore or cross-onshore, and the conditions are consistently poor. The energy readings are weak, often under 100. The 26th and 27th of July show a little more size (3ft to 4ft) but with poor wind and a cross-onshore chop, it’s still not worth the paddle out. This is a real lull, and for this area, a blank run like this for the second week is pretty normal.

So, to sum it up: the only session to get amped for is Saturday afternoon, the 18th of July, at Lighthouse Right. Solid 5ft SSW groundswell, clean conditions, and a reef setup that’ll give you the good stuff. Everything else is a no-go.

Rusty.

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