Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from here on the South Shore, lookin' at the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, so let's get into it.

Right off the bat, we got a bit of a tease. Tuesday morning, July 28th, Sandy Beach is showin' some solid signs. We're talkin' a clean 7ft of east swell, and that's a proper groundswell with a 13-second period. The wind is a fresh cross-offshore from the NE at 19 mph, which is gonna keep the faces nice and clean. The wave energy is pumping hard at 2058, so there's a lot of power in the water. It's a beach and reef setup, exposed to that east swell, and it's breakin' fairly consistent. But here's the kicker – the data flags it as "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions," so you gotta pick your moment. That afternoon, it bumps up to 8ft with the same clean conditions and energy up to 2244, but the same tide warning applies. This is the best of the whole run, folks. Don't sleep on it if you can read the tide.

Wednesday the 29th rolls in, and we see a shift. The swell drops to 7ft in the morning, but it's swung around to the NE and the period has dropped to 10 seconds. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the SSW at 6 mph, so it's a bit bumpy, but still manageable. The energy is a moderate 1076. By afternoon, it's down to 6ft and the period is even shorter at 9 seconds. The wind goes cross-shore, but it's still a bit scratchy. Nothing to get too excited about.

Then we hit a long dry spell. From Thursday, July 30th, all the way through to Tuesday, August 12th, the forecast is pretty grim. The wind is a persistent, strong cross or cross-onshore from the ENE, blowin' anywhere from 19 to 28 mph. The swell is all over the place, but the conditions are just trash – "strong cross-shore with messy cross-chop," "strong cross-onshore and messy," "fresh cross-onshore and lumpy." It's a write-off for paddle surfing. Plenty of days with 8ft of swell, and the wave energy hits 1314 and 1253 on the 1st and 2nd of August, but with that wind, it's a washing machine. You'd be better off with a kite than a board on those days. The one little blip is on Thursday, August 6th, afternoon. The wind goes cross-off from the NNE at 16 mph, and the surf cleans up nice, but the 7ft swell has a short period of 7 seconds, and it's still flagged as marginal. It's a desperate man's option.

So, bottom line: your best bet is Tuesday, July 28th, at Sandy Beach. Get out there if you can, keep an eye on the tide, and you'll score. After that, you're lookin' at a solid two-week stretch of poor conditions before anything else remotely interesting shows up. Keep your eyes on the charts, 'cause this kind of run can't last forever.

Rusty.

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