Rocky Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the next two weeks for you.

Honestly, it's a slow start. From Saturday the 18th all the way through to Wednesday the 23rd, we're looking at a real dead zone. Tiny, weak swell and nothing but cross-off or cross winds. The wave energy is in the single digits or low double digits (5 to 12), and it's all "poor surf conditions." Don't bother.

Things start to pick up a little around Tuesday the 21st, but the quality is still terrible. We get a 4-foot swell from the east, but it's a short, weak 6-second period, and the wind is blowing 22 mph from the southeast. The energy is 102 (moderate), but it's just too lumpy to be any fun.

But hold on. Check out Monday the 27th. The morning is a tiny 2-foot swell, but the period jumps to 15 seconds – that's a real groundswell. The energy is 218 (strong), and by the afternoon the wind goes glassy. That's a beautiful, clean combo for a reef setup like Rocky Point (Oahu). The water temp is about 79°, which is normal for the season.

We get another clean, small window on the 29th of July, with a glassy afternoon and a 2-foot, 13-second groundswell (108 energy). The real standout, though, is Tuesday the 28th of July. The afternoon brings a 4-foot, 6-second easterly swell with a 212 energy reading, and it's clean with a light offshore breeze. That's a really nice, clean wave for a beginner spot like Rocky Point, and the crowds are "sometimes," so you might have it mostly to yourself.

The best day of the whole two weeks is the 28th of July afternoon. That 4-foot swell from the east, with clean offshore winds and moderate energy (212) – it's got the most size and the best conditions.

After that, it's back to small, messy surf. The 30th onwards is all cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. The 1st and 2nd of August have some size (4 to 4 feet), but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, making it a choppy mess. Not worth it.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat spell, then a few clean, small windows around the 27th-29th of July, with Tuesday the 28th afternoon being your best bet. The rest of the run is a write-off.

Rusty.

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