Sandy Mouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for Sandy Mouth (Sandy-Mouth). To be straight with you, it’s a pretty quiet run ahead. There’s essentially nothing worth getting excited about for a solid week and a half. The first good bit of energy doesn’t show up until Monday morning the 13th of July, but even then, the conditions are a bit iffy, so it’s not a full green light.

Water temps are sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report there.

From the 3rd of July right through to the 12th, it’s a long, flat stretch. We’re talking waist to knee-high dribble, mostly from the west, with periods hanging around 8 to 10 seconds. The wind is either on it, cross-onshore, or making it choppy. The combined swell energy barely cracks 100 (284 is the highest early on, but it’s messy). Honestly, for most of that time, you’re better off finding something else to do.

The first real pulse to keep an eye on is Monday morning the 13th. A long-period groundswell (12 seconds) from the west-northwest pushes through, lifting wave heights to around 5ft. The combined energy jumps right up to 605, which is a decent bump of moderate energy. The trouble is, the wind is a gentle cross-onshore and it’s looking a little lumpy. It might offer a few cleanish ones, but it’s not a standout. Monday afternoon gets a bit bigger (6ft) but the wind swings onshore and it’s poor.

Then from the 14th through to the 18th, we’re back into that same old story – small, short-period swell (mostly 6 to 9 seconds), and onshore or cross-onshore winds wrecking any chance of a clean wave. The energy drops right back under 300. A couple of days in the second week have a little more size (5ft on the 17th) but it’s coming from the north-northwest with a pathetic 6-second period and strong onshore wind – that’s basically a washing machine.

The only real standout in this entire 16-day window – and I mean the only one – is that Monday morning on the 13th. If you’re an intermediate surfer, that 5ft west-northwest swell with 12-second period could offer some workable, longer lines. But the wind is a cross-onshore breeze, so it won’t be glassy perfection. A long-period groundswell like this often works best on a point or reef, so Sandy Mouth being an exposed beach, it might break a bit close together and straight. It’s marginal, but it’s the best on offer.

Otherwise, it’s a long wait. Keep an eye on the forecasts, because it tends not to stay this flat for too long, but for now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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