Riviere Noire Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for Riviere Noire Harbour over the next couple of weeks. The water temp is 78°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won't need the thickest rubber.

We kick things off on Friday afternoon, the 3rd of July, with a solid groundswell from the SW pushing 5ft with a long 14-second period. The wind is light offshore from the east, so it’ll be clean right from the start. The combined energy is a strong 1057, so there's plenty of push.

Saturday the 4th is even better. Morning brings clean 6ft SSW swell with that same long 14-second period and barely any wind. The afternoon glass-off with 3 mph easterly wind is near-perfect, holding the 5ft swell clean. This is the best of the early run – proper fun, intermediate-friendly waves.

Sunday the 5th starts clean and fun with 4ft, but the afternoon is where it gets interesting for the more experienced crew. The swell jumps up to 5ft from the SW but with a very long 16-second period, which steps the energy up to a strong 1466 level. The wind goes cross-offshore, keeping it tidy.

The following Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (6th through 8th of July) see a bump in size with swell at 7ft to 8ft. The wind stays offshore, keeping the surface clean. However, the conditions are getting into that expert-only territory, especially Tuesday afternoon when the wind is a stiff 25 mph offshore and the swell is a solid 8ft. Paddling out will be a fight, even if the waves are lined up. The energy readings are in the thousands, so it's pumping.

Things settle a bit from the 9th to the 10th of July with smaller, cleaner surf in the 3ft to 5ft range. Good for the loggers or a recovery session.

Now, here’s the standout period. Saturday the 11th of July through to Tuesday the 14th of July looks absolutely firing. Saturday itself has a beautiful 7ft to 7ft SSW groundswell with light cross-offshore winds and energy readings over 1600. Then Sunday the 12th of July is the big one – a massive 10ft to 12ft SSW swell with a very long 17-second period and a combined energy reading of 7339. The wind is moderate offshore, so it’s going to be a big, clean, powerful day. This is for the big-wave crew only, absolute experts. Monday the 13th holds at a solid 10ft with the same long period, so expect heavy sets all day.

After that peak, the swell slowly backs off through the 15th and 16th of July with 8ft to 5ft waves, still with clean offshore winds.

By the 17th and 18th of July, the swell drops right down to 4ft and then 2ft, so it’ll be pretty slow and small to finish the run.

Overall, the clear winner is the stretch from Saturday the 11th to Monday the 13th of July. If you're an experienced surfer, you don't want to miss it. For the intermediate crew, Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th are your best bets.

Rusty.

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