Royal Palms State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’m not gonna sugar-coat it: this is a tough run for Royal Palms State Beach (reef and point). We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for. The first solid recommendation doesn’t pop up until the very end of the window, so for the majority of the next two weeks, you’re better off leaving the boards in the car.

The first few days are a write-off. The swell is tiny and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, making for poor, choppy conditions. We’ve got a bit of long-period energy from the SSW on the 24th and 25th, with combined energy hitting 568 (moderate wave energy), but the swell heights are only around 2 ft, and the cross-onshore breeze just ruins it. It’s a frustrating mix of a little bit of juice with no real shape.

We finally see a glimmer on the morning of Thursday, 30th July. The wind goes light and cross-shore from the SSE, and the swell ticks over to 2 ft from the SSE with a period of 15 seconds. The combined energy is 458 (moderate). It’s still marginal – the tide and conditions need to line up – but compared to everything before it, this is the one to watch. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no nasty surprises there.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The swell drops away completely from the 2nd of August onwards, with combined energy falling into the double digits (237 down to 76). The winds stay mostly cross-on or onshore, and we’re looking at nothing but 1 ft to 2 ft weak slop. It’s a real flat spell.

The standout, if you can call it that, is that Thursday, 30th July morning. It’s the only period where the light cross-shore wind and that long-period groundswell might give you a few clean, if small, waves. Being a reef and point, that long 15-second period will wrap in nicely and offer better shape, even if the size is underwhelming. Don’t expect a crowd – with the inconsistency, it’ll be a quiet one.

For the rest of the window, honestly, the kites and foils might have a better time of it in the onshore slop than a paddle surfer will. There’s just not enough power or clean conditions to get excited about.

Rusty.

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