Peak Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a solid run of swell lining up for Peak Rock over the next couple of weeks, but it’s not all clean. The first few days are gonna require a bit of grit. Monday the 13th kicks off with a strong 12ft SW groundswell packing some serious energy (5397 combined energy), but a howling NW wind at 25 mph is blowing straight offshore. That makes for clean, ridable faces, but you’ll be wrestling a strong offshore to get out the back. Not for the faint-hearted. The period around 15 seconds tells you this is proper groundswell – long lines, long waits, and it’s gonna run fast. Peak Rock is a reef setup, so those long-period SW swells should groove in nicely.

By Thursday the 16th, the swell has dropped a bit to 7ft from the SW, but the wind goes glassy in the morning – NNW at 3 mph. That is a standout window. The water is sitting at 57°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year. That Thursday morning session is clean, lined up, and the reef will be working.

Friday the 17th is another good call. Morning sees a light N breeze, cross-off, and the swell holds around 7ft from the SW, period back up to 16 seconds. The afternoon goes dead calm, glassy. That Friday afternoon window might be the pick of the first week. Long period SW groundswell on a reef with nothing but blue sky and no wind? That’s worth the wait.

The weekend drops off. Saturday the 18th has a smaller 5ft SW swell, clean with a light offshore, but the energy is below 1000. It’s a fun-size wave. Sunday smaller again, down around 3ft. Still clean, but you’re looking at longboard or foil territory.

Then we get a pulse mid-week. Tuesday the 21st swings back up to 5ft SW, moderate offshore NNW wind, clean. Energy around 743 – nothing huge, but it’ll be rideable and tidy.

The standout in the long-range window comes on Friday the 24th of July. After a few days of small surf, we see a 6ft SW groundswell pushing in, period a very long 17 seconds, and the wind swings moderate offshore from the NNW. The combined energy is nearly 2000. This is a proper clean groundswell on a reef – long lines, good shape, and with that long period, the sets will be well-spaced and will hold up nicely. This Friday afternoon is the second big highlight of the outlook.

Saturday the 25th stays similar in size, but the wind gets stiff again – raw conditions.

The final week gets chunky. By Tuesday the 28th of July, the swell spikes to 13ft from the SW, but the period has dropped to 10 seconds. The energy is massive (3539), but that shorter period and a strong offshore wind will make it a wild, challenging day. This is expert-only territory – big, powerful, and unruly with that cross-off breeze.

Overall, the first two weeks have two clear standout windows: Thursday 16th July morning and Friday 17th July afternoon in the first week, then Friday 24th July afternoon in the second week. Everything else is either smaller, wind-affected, or for the brave. The first few days are decent but raw, and you’ll earn every wave. Crowds at Peak Rock are listed as “sometimes” – on those clean days with decent swell expect a few wise locals to be out, but it shouldn’t be a zoo.

– Rusty

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