Publics Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Publics over the next couple weeks. Gotta be straight – it’s mostly a dud.

The only real bright spot is Saturday morning, July 4th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the south with a long 21-second period, combined energy is moderate at 865. That long period means the waves will have some grunt even at that size. Water temp is about 80°, pretty normal for the season. Wind is cross-off from the ENE at 19 mph, so it’ll be clean but a bit lively. This is a beach and reef setup – with that long period, the reef might make something of it. Crowds are always here, so expect company. Saturday afternoon stays similar with 2ft and still clean.

From Sunday July 5th through Saturday July 11th, it gets ugly. Swell bumps up to 5-7ft, but it’s all short-period, messy ENE windswell (7-8 seconds). Wind stays cross-off but strong, 19-25 mph. Combined energy is moderate to high (400-900 range), but the quality is poor. For a beach and reef spot, that short-period windswell just won’t shape up – better for kites than paddles. No recommendations.

We get a tiny pulse on Sunday July 12th morning – 3ft south swell with a long 16-second period, energy 775. Marginal with cross-off wind. Monday July 13th morning has another 3ft SW swell, 15 seconds, energy 660. Still marginal. The rest of the second week – from Tuesday July 14th through Sunday July 19th – is mostly small, poor, or marginal. Some 5-6ft windswell with short periods and the same fresh cross-off wind. Combined energy drops to the low hundreds by the end. No standouts.

So Saturday July 4th morning is your best bet – tiny but clean with that long period. The rest is a long dry spell. This area is usually fairly consistent, so a blank run like this is a bit unusual, but it happens. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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