Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what we’ve got for Sandy Beach over this next stretch. This is a beach and reef setup that’s fairly consistent, but the wind and conditions are going to throw some real junk at us for most of the run.

The water temp here is 80°F, which is pretty much standard for this time of year, nothin’ to write home about.

The first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are all cross-shore wind with lumpy, messy chop, no real surf to speak of – just a whole lot of noise.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th stay cross-shore windy, but the swell starts to build. Tuesday afternoon sees the wind shift to a cross-off, giving us a bit more shape. Swell is coming from the east, 8ft, but that merged energy is pumping (2267), so it’s got some push. Even then, it’s only marginal. It’s not until Wednesday the 29th morning that we finally get a window. This is the standout.

Wednesday morning at Sandy Beach (Sandys-Beach) is the one to circle. Glassy conditions, 3 mph southerly wind, and a clean 8ft of groundswell from the east-northeast, with a period of 10 seconds. That’s solid, well-shaped energy (1580) that’ll hold up. It’s *excellent for experienced surfers* – size is up, but the glass makes it a proper session. The wind stays offshore through the early part, so expect some lined-up, hollow walls. This is the pick of the entire 16-day run.

After that, Thursday the 30th through Saturday the 1st of August goes right back to messy cross-shore and onshore junk, with lumpy chop and strong breezes. The swell sticks around but it’s blown out. Not worth paddling out in that mess.

Then we hit a dry spell from Sunday the 2nd through to the 9th of August. Most of those days are poor to marginal, with cross-shore and cross-onshore winds, and the energy drops off a cliff – down to 261 by the 6th of August. The swell is weak, short period, and choppy. Not a single decent window in there.

The last session we see is Sunday the 9th of August morning – but that’s a 2ft, 17-second SSW groundswell. That’s a long-period, clean-ish offering, but at that size with light cross-onshore, it’s barely a ripple. Not worth gettin’ wet for.

So overall, the whole 16 days has one real highlight: Wednesday the 29th morning. Everything else is either blown out, tiny, or plain ugly. If you don’t make that Wednesday glass-off, you’re waitin’ for a long, quiet stretch.

Rusty.

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