Racca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it. We’re looking at a pretty bleak 16-day window for Racca Point. The long and short of it is we’ve got a run of tiny, weak swells and hardly any of them line up with the offshore wind we’d want. The water is sitting at a balmy 82°—that’s a solid 5° warmer than usual, so it feels like a bathtub out there, but the waves are just not playing ball.

The first bit of action is Sunday, July 26th, and it’s not much to write home about. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the southeast, with a period of just 5 seconds. That’s short-period windswell, not a lot of push. The combined energy is a weak 29, so it’s barely got any grunt. The wind is cross-off in the morning, shifting to glassy in the afternoon. It’ll be clean, but the surf is labelled “poor,” and honestly, with that size and period, it’s only going to be a few knee-high dribblers.

Monday, July 27th, is more of the same—2 ft from the SE, period of 6 seconds, and energy hanging around 27 to 31. The wind is cross-off in the morning, then straight cross-shore in the afternoon. It’s a little bumpy, but still tiny and unexciting. Tuesday, July 28th, sees the swell drop further to 1 ft, with a period of 7 seconds and energy crashing down to 19. Morning wind is offshore, but the swell is just too small. By Wednesday, July 29th, we’re down to 0.3 ft and energy of 1. The water is glassy in the morning, but it’s basically a lake.

Then we hit a real dead zone. From Friday, August 1st, through to Sunday, August 10th, the swell is either flat (0.0 ft) or barely a ripple. There’s nothing on the cards that’s rideable. The combined energy readings are almost all zero, and the few tiny blips of 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft are just not worth mentioning. The winds are often onshore or cross-on, so even if there was a bump, it’d be chopped up.

The one tiny glimmer is on Tuesday, August 5th, in the morning. We get a 1 ft swell from the SE, period of 4 seconds, and energy of 6, but the wind is glassy. Still, it’s too small and gutless to get excited about. Everything else is a write-off.

So, the honest truth? There are no standout days. The whole period is a washout. The best on offer is probably Sunday morning, July 26th, with that 2 ft and glassy afternoon, but it’s still only for the most dedicated longboarder or a beginner. For anyone else, leave the board at home. The break is inconsistent at the best of times, and this stretch is a textbook blank run. Don’t hold your breath; forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass.

Keep it real,
Rusty

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