Off The Wall Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Off The Wall.

We’ve got a solid run of surf starting this Wednesday morning, July 8th, with a clean 7ft SW groundswell rolling in at 13 seconds. The water temp is 59° — pretty much normal for the time of year, nothing weird there. Wednesday morning is glassy, zero wind, and the energy reading is a strong 2420 — that’s proper grunt. This is a reef break that only suits advanced surfers, and the swell direction (SW) matches what this spot likes best. Crowds are possible sometimes, but with that kind of quality and clean conditions, you’ll want to be in the water early.

Wednesday afternoon the wind swings SSE at 12 mph, cross-off, still clean but a notch down. Swell drops a touch to 7ft, energy stays high at 2511. Still very good, but the morning is the pick.

Thursday July 9th morning turns on with a bigger 10ft SSW swell, 14 seconds, and offshore wind from SSE at 12 mph. Energy is massive at 3037. That’s expert-only territory — over 8ft and strong. The afternoon gets choppier with cross-off wind and a 10ft swell, but the morning is the standout window.

Friday July 10th holds 10ft SSW swell in the morning with offshore SE wind at 12 mph, energy 2608. Afternoon improves with lighter offshore SE breeze at 9 mph, swell 8ft, still clean. Another great day for experienced surfers.

Saturday July 11th eases to 7ft SSW swell, period 12 seconds, with light ESE wind in the morning (cross-off), clean. Afternoon stays clean with 6ft S swell and glassy conditions. Both sessions are excellent.

Sunday July 12th has 5ft S swell, period 11 seconds, glassy calm in the morning. Energy drops to 724 (moderate). Still very good surf, but smaller. Afternoon is 4ft with glassy wind.

Monday July 13th things flatten out — 3ft to 3ft, weak energy (237-292). Marginal. Tuesday similar, small stuff around 2-3ft. Not worth paddling out for.

Wednesday July 15th goes poor: 2ft swell with onshore wind and long period (16 sec) but tiny. Then Thursday July 16th gets lumpy with 5ft swell but fresh onshore NNW wind at 19 mph, energy 899 — rough conditions. Not for surfing.

Friday July 17th morning sees a return: 7ft SSW swell with offshore SE wind at 16 mph, energy 1681. Afternoon holds 8ft SW with clean offshore wind. That’s a solid late-week option for experienced surfers.

Saturday July 18th: 5ft SW swell, light wind, clean. Good. Sunday July 19th smaller again, 4-4ft, glassy in the afternoon. Monday July 20th onwards gets hammered by strong onshore winds (19-22 mph) and lumpy conditions, not surfable. Tuesday July 21st same story. Wednesday July 22nd morning still cross-on but afternoon glassy with 6ft SSW swell — that late glass-off could be a sneaky good session. Thursday July 23rd goes back to onshore winds and poor.

Best of the whole run: Thursday July 9th morning – 10ft SSW, 14 sec, offshore wind, massive energy (3037). That’s the standout for experts. Wednesday July 8th morning is a close second with glassy 7ft SW. After that, the first week has plenty of clean options, then a rough patch mid-month, then a late comeback on Friday July 17th and Wednesday July 22nd afternoon.

Rusty.

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