Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us.

Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and quiet outlook overall. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf with onshore winds messing things up for the most part. There are a couple of windows where it might be worth a paddle, but don’t expect any fireworks.

The only break on the cards is Out Front, which is an exposed sandbar that’s inconsistent and best with an ESE swell. Water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 76°F for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Kicking off on Sunday afternoon, July 26th, it’s tiny – just 2ft of weak, short-period ENE swell (66 combined energy) with a light cross-onshore breeze. It’s poor. Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th are even smaller at 1ft, with the wind picking up and keeping things choppy and messy. Not worth getting wet for.

Wednesday morning, July 29th, finally sees a shift. We get a moderate offshore wind from the NW cleaning things up, with a 3ft SSE swell. The period is short at 7 seconds and the energy is still weak (90), but at least it’s surfable and clean. That carries through into Thursday morning, July 30th, with a similar 2ft SSE swell and offshore winds. These are the best bets in the whole outlook – small, clean, and ordinary, but actually rideable.

Friday morning, July 31st, bumps up a little to 4ft from the NE with a short 7-second period and moderate energy (125). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the north, so it might be the biggest wave of the period, but it’s still a short-period, lumpy sandbar wave. After that, it’s back to tiny, choppy, and onshore slop all the way through to Monday, August 10th. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on Tuesday morning, August 4th, with a 4ft S swell, but the energy is moderate (147) and that glass is gone by the afternoon as the wind swings onshore. The rest is just 1.0ft to 2ft dribble with poor conditions.

So, the standout window is the Wednesday 29th to Thursday 30th of July for clean, small waves. The Friday the 31st offers a bit more size but it’s still short-period. After that, we’re in a long, flat spell. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s a wax-the-board-and-wait kind of outlook.

Rusty.

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