Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, Monday morning’s looking like the best we’ve got for a while. It’s not huge, but we’ll take what we can get. Sawtell-The Island is waking up to a glassy, clean 2ft swell from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds. The water’s sitting at 68°, which is about average for this time of year. The combined energy is weak at 85, so it’s small and a bit gutless, but with zero wind and that glassy surface, it’ll be super clean. A good little session for the advanced crew looking to get a few fun ones. Just be aware it can get a crowd sometimes.

From Monday afternoon, things go quiet. The wind swings onshore from the NE, and the swell drops right off. Tuesday through to the end of the week is pretty much a write-off—tiny waves, messy winds, and poor conditions. We get a bit of a spike on Wednesday afternoon with a 6ft SSE swell, but it’s lumpy with a 19 mph cross-off wind. Not great. Thursday and Friday see the swell stick around 7ft to 7ft, but again, the wind’s howling and it’s just not shaping up for a decent paddle. A couple of those sessions have moderate combined energy (330 to 595), but the quality’s just not there. For the advanced surfer, the size is there (over 8ft on Saturday afternoon), but it’s messy and the wind’s strong—more of a kite day, if anything.

Now, there’s a glimmer on the horizon. Monday the 20th of July, we’ve got a clean 7ft east swell with a 10-second period in the morning. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW, and the combined energy is a solid moderate 805. That’s a decent looking day. The swell direction (E) is spot on for the optimum (SE) at this break, so the lines should wrap in nicely. It’s going to be a bit hefty for beginners, but for the advanced crew that’s a good-looking day. Tuesday the 21st offers a smaller, glassy 5ft east swell in the morning, which would be cleaner but less power.

The rest of the second week is pretty ordinary. A few small, clean mornings, and a few glassy sessions (like Thursday the 23rd morning and Tuesday the 28th morning), but nothing with any real grunt. The swell stays around 3ft to 4ft, with weak combined energy. The 28th morning is glassy with a 3ft ENE swell, but it’s pretty small.

So, if I had to call it, the standout is Monday the 20th of July at Sawtell-The Island for that 7ft east swell with clean conditions. The next best is probably this Monday morning (13th July) for a glassy, clean, but much smaller session. There’s a long stretch of dud days in between, but it should come good again around the 20th. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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