Saltwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. Gotta say, the next couple of weeks are looking like a real waiting game, but there are some proper moments of glory if you're patient. The standout energy is definitely in the first few days, with a solid pulse of swell that will get your heart pumping, but you gotta pick your window and your spot wisely.

The main event is at Saltwater, a point break that's fairly consistent and exposed to the SE swell. Over the first few days, we've got a decent size running. Wednesday morning the 8th of July is where it's at, with a solid 8 ft of SE swell, an 11-second period giving it some proper push, and light offshore wind from the SW. That's clean, it's got grunt – the combined swell energy is a hefty 1895 – but this is for experienced surfers only at that size. It's a point break, so that long period will wrap in nicely. Expect it to be busy though, the crowds are often here.

Thursday the 9th is still very good, dropping a touch to 7 ft from the SE, still with that offshore whisper and a 10-second period. The energy is still cooking at 971. It's a bit more manageable, but still a solid wave. Friday the 10th keeps the trend with 6 ft and 5 ft through the day, all clean with light cross-off breezes. Good, fun, workable waves for the better part of the first week.

After that, we hit a flat spell. Saturday the 11th drops right off, and from Sunday the 12th through to Wednesday the 15th of July, it's tiny. We're talking knee to waist-high dribble at best, with the odd day seeing a bit of chop or onshore wind. It's a real lull. Not worth paddling out unless you just want to bob around.

Now, looking further ahead to the second week, there's another pulse building. Thursday the 16th of July looks like a ripper again, but it's more than a week away so keep an eye on it. The morning session is forecast for 8 ft from the S, a 10-second period, and a strong 12 mph offshore wind from the SSW. That's gonna be clean and powerful, with energy hitting 2108. Again, that's expert territory size-wise, but the offshore wind on a point break like this is a dream scenario. The afternoon gets a bit messy with strong side-shore breezes. Friday the 17th still has some good size at 7 ft in the morning, but the wind is more side-shore, so the quality drops off.

The rest of that second week fades out into small, weak surf, with a bit of a glassy moment on Monday the 20th afternoon, but it's tiny at 1 ft. There's nothing else that really stands out as quality surf. It's a case of hitting that first weekend hard, then waiting for the mid-week pulse on the 16th.

Rusty

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