Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna give you the straight-up, no-nonsense look ahead for Palm Beach. Just me, Rusty, and what the charts are telling me.

Palm Beach is looking pretty quiet to start. The first week is mostly a bust for proper waves. The next few days are just small stuff, with swell mainly below 3 feet and a weak energy (128) that’s just not gonna do much for you. It’s clean with that offshore wind, but the waves are too small and short-period to get stoked over. Monday and Tuesday are a real washout, with swell dropping to nearly nothing. There’s a gap of a few days where there’s no real reason to paddle out.

Now, things get interesting from Wednesday onwards, but it's a mixed bag. On the 15th and 16th, the swell jumps up but it’s all onshore and crossed-up, making for a choppy mess. The energy gets serious, hitting 1279 on Wednesday afternoon, but that 8 foot south swell with a cross wind is only going to suit the experts, and even then it’s not pretty. It’s big and unruly. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

The first true standout comes on the morning of Saturday the 19th of July. Palm Beach gets glassy conditions with a light WNW wind and a good 8 foot east swell at an 11-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell, and with that energy reading of 2373, it’s packing a punch. It’s going to be powerful and clean, but at that size, it’s strictly for experienced surfers. The long period might make it a bit straight at this beach break, so keep that in mind.

Then, the real winner for the whole outlook is the morning of Tuesday the 22nd of July. We’ve got a solid 8 foot ESE groundswell with a 12-second period, generating 1525 units of energy. The wind is offshore from the west at 12 mph, and the report says it’s excellent for experienced surfers. This is the one to circle on your calendar. It’s a powerful, clean swell with proper direction. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so get down early.

The rest of that week and into the next still offers some good sessions. The 23rd and 24th have cleaner, smaller swells in the 4 foot to 6 foot range with offshore breezes, which would be fine for a beginner or intermediate on the 24th, but that 6 foot on the 23rd morning is the better bet. The last few days of the month, the 25th and 26th, drop off again into small windswell.

So, to sum it up: forget the first few days. Your two best bets are the glassy, powerful 8 foot swell on the morning of July 19th (for the experts) and the cleaner, more consistent 8 foot offshore day on the morning of July 22nd. That 22nd is the one I’d be most excited about.

Rusty

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