Palm Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th are pretty ordinary with weak, short-period windswell and cross-onshore breezes making for a messy, choppy surface. The swell energy is a paltry 202 to 234 (combined energy) on Saturday, so it's not even worth paddling out for.

Things start to get interesting on Monday morning, the 20th of July. We've got a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the east, with a glassy, offshore west wind. That's magic. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so just your usual wetsuit. The swell period is a solid 10 seconds, so there's some decent shape to it. This is the standout window of the first week. However, that afternoon the wind swings ENE and chops it up, so be there early.

After that, the week goes quiet again. The 21st and 22nd have small, weak waves, and from Wednesday the 23rd through to the 30th of July, we’re looking at a string of days with tiny surf, mostly under 3ft. There's a bit of a pulse on the 24th with a 5ft south swell and clean conditions in the morning, but it's nothing to write home about. The real story is the gap of almost ten days with no solid surf.

Hold on to your boards, because the end of the month fires up. On Friday, the 31st of July, the model is showing a massive 10ft to 12ft southerly groundswell with a very long 13-second period. The combined energy is a whopping 2731 to 3676 – that's serious power. But here's the catch: for a beginner-friendly spot like Palm Beach, that's way too big. This is strictly for experienced surfers, and even then, with that long period, it's going to be a heavy, straight-breaking wave. The wind is light and offshore in the morning, so it'll be clean, but it's an expert-only zone.

Saturday the 1st of August stays huge, with a 10ft swell from the SSE, but the wind is a bit cross. By Sunday the 2nd, it's a massive 13ft of southerly swell, again way too big for this beach. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing at that size.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is Monday morning, the 20th of July, for a clean, fun-sized wave. The end of July and start of August has huge swells, but they're for experts only. The middle of the window is a long, flat spell.

Rusty.

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