Right and Left Side Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks. We're only looking at one spot here, so it's a pretty focused outlook.

Right off the bat, it's a quiet start with no real surf to speak of. The first real chance for anything decent won't come until the 18th of August, so there's a solid week of waiting ahead.

The one break we've got on the radar is Right and Left Side (reef). This is an advanced, inconsistent spot, so it's not one for the faint-hearted or beginners. It's exposed to swell, but it only works when things line up, and it's a rare break that can be a bit finicky.

The water temperature feels about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

Okay, let's jump into the specifics. The first notable window is the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. The swell will be a modest 5ft from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is a light NE cross-off, making for clean conditions. The wave energy is moderate (475). The swell direction is not quite ideal for the optimum N direction, but it's close enough, and the clean conditions make it the standout of the whole forecast. It's the only time we get a "good surf conditions" call, and that's a big deal. The afternoon on the same day is a write-off with a cross-on wind and smaller swell.

After that, things drop right off. From the 19th of August onwards, the swell gets tiny and the period is short, mostly under 3ft and with periods of 8 seconds or less. The wind is often cross-on or cross-off, but the waves are just too small to be worth paddling out for. The combined energy drops to two-digit values (like 109, 105, 84), showing it's weak.

There is a brief mention of glassy conditions with a long period swell on the 24th and 26th of August, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft with a period of 10-13 seconds. That's nice for a flat spell, but it's still just tiny waves. The energy is very low (33, 85, 72). For a reef break, that's not going to be doing much.

So, the bottom line is: wait for the morning of the 18th of August. That's your best shot. The rest of the period is a pretty flat run for this spot, which is a bit of a bummer, but that's how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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