Sandsend Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it’s Rusty again, this time in feet and knots.

Let’s be straight: Sandsend Bay is in for a quiet fortnight. There are a couple of moments where you could get wet, but nothing that’ll have you ringing your mates.

Friday the 3rd of July sees a small 3ft north swell with a short 8-second period. The wave energy is weak (99) and the water is a touch warmer than usual at 59°. A light offshore wind from the west-southwest will keep it clean, but it’s just small, ordinary surf.

Saturday the 4th is a dud. The swell drops to 1ft and the wind howls from the west at 16 knots, making a mess. This flat, poor pattern holds all the way through the 7th of July.

A tiny pulse arrives Wednesday the 8th of July afternoon: a 2ft north swell pushes the wave energy into moderate territory (131), and the wind goes glassy from the north-northwest. It’s clean, but weak. Knee-high at best, and still ordinary.

Thursday the 9th holds 3ft from the north-northeast, but the wind switches onshore from the east-northeast in the afternoon and chops it up. By the weekend of the 11th, we’re back to tiny, messy surf.

There’s a long flat spell from the 14th through the 17th of July – hardly a ripple.

Your only real look in the long-range is Saturday the 18th of July. A 4ft north-northeast swell arrives, with a short 6-second period. The morning wind is light offshore from the west-northwest, so it will be clean. The energy is still only moderate (93), but it’s the biggest surf in the whole forecast. The direction (NNE) is just what this spot wants, so you might snag a few shoulder-high waves early. The short period means it won’t be powerful, and the wind goes onshore from the east-southeast by the afternoon, ruining it.

Sandsend Bay is usually a fairly consistent break, but this forecast is a genuine drought. The afternoon of the 8th or the morning of the 18th of July are your only real chances, but neither is a standout. Mostly, it’s a flat spell.

Rusty.

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