Sandy Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Sandy Mouth. The next week and a half is looking mostly flat and messy, with very little to get excited about. We’ve got a long, dry gap here before anything even starts to look rideable.

We start off on Wednesday the 22nd of July with some tiny, weak swell. You’re looking at a meagre 3ft from the NNW, but it’s a short-period 5 second windswell, and a cross-shore breeze is chopping it all up. The overall energy is barely a whisper (weak). The water is about 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only highlight. The surf is basically non-existent. Thursday the 23rd is even worse – the swell drops to 2ft, and while Thursday morning turns glassy, the wave quality is still rated as poor. There’s just no energy.

Friday the 24th through to the end of July is a complete write-off. Swell sizes are tiny, mostly under 2ft, with periods as low as 4 seconds. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave energy is in the single digits or low double digits. It’s a flat spell.

We finally see a pulse of energy arrive on Saturday the 1st of August. The morning brings a 5ft swell from the W with a 10-second period, and the combined energy jumps to moderate. But the wind is onshore from the WSW, and the forecast still calls it poor. This is solid swell height for a beginner, but the conditions are just not clean. The afternoon drops to 4ft, still onshore.

Sunday the 2nd of August is the one true standout in this whole 16-day window. The afternoon shows a 6ft swell from the W with an 8-second period, and the energy is solid. But the real magic is the wind – it’s a light, cross-offshore breeze from the S, keeping things clean. The guidance says “expect good surf conditions” here. This is the one to wait for. It’s a solid intermediate size, not too big, and the wind is going to make it look proper. The crowds are sometimes a problem here, so keep that in mind.

After that, the conditions degrade again. Monday the 3rd of August brings rain and onshore winds, and the rest of the first week of August is back to onshore, messy conditions with small, weak swell. There’s a brief moment on Wednesday the 5th of August morning where it’s glassy with a 2ft, 10-second swell, but the energy is low and the waves are just ordinary.

So, bottom line: you’ve got a long, flat spell until the end of July. The only real hope is the afternoon of Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s the day to block out for a paddle. Everything else is a swing and a miss.

Rusty.

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