Rockpile Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it. We're looking at a pretty slow stretch ahead for the one spot on the radar: Rockpile. Don't expect much to happen for a while.

The next week and a half is looking mostly flat and messy. To be honest, there’s nothing that gets the heart pumping. The first real chance of anything remotely rideable won't come until Wednesday the 8th, and even then it's marginal.

Right out of the gate, from Friday July 3rd right through to the morning of Tuesday July 7th, the surf is junk. Small, weak swell between 2ft and 4ft, but the wind is cross-onshore from the WNW, chopping everything up. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 69°, but that's the only highlight. For the whole of that first week, the combined swell energy is moderate (between 373 and 764), but with the onshore wind, the waves will be too crumbly and messy to enjoy. It’s a write-off.

We finally see a bit of a shift on Wednesday July 8th. The wind backs off to a light breeze from the WSW, going cross-onshore in the morning and then turning clean offshore in the afternoon. The swell is only 3ft from the SW with a 16-second period. That's a nice, long period groundswell, which gives the waves shape and power for a reef like Rockpile, but the energy is moderate (615). Still, for the first time in a week, the afternoon might cough up a few clean ones. It's a marginal call but it’s the best on offer. Keep your expectations low.

After that little window, it's back to the doldrums. From Thursday July 9th all the way through to Saturday July 18th, it's mostly the same story: small, weak surf (1ft to 3ft) with cross-onshore or onshore winds. The combined energy dips into the weak range (219 to 539). The swell period stays long, between 13 and 19 seconds, which is pretty on paper, but with the wind all wrong and the tide likely being a factor, the surf just won't stack up. The morning of Saturday July 18th shows a slight uptick in energy (539) and a 3ft SW swell with a 17-second period, but it's cross-onshore again, so the shape will be poor.

So, the only real standout in this whole 16-day run is the Wednesday afternoon July 8th session at Rockpile. It’s not going to be epic, but if you're desperate to get wet, that's your best bet for a clean wave on a forgiving reef. The rest of the time, the wind kills any chance of quality. The sets will be few and far between, and most of the time you'll be fighting chop.

Get the board ready but keep the expectations low. The swell is there but the wind isn't cooperating.

Rusty.

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