Serrambi Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve got the scoop on Serrambi. Look, straight up – we’re in for a bit of a rough patch. This is a reef break that’s inconsistent by nature, and for the next couple of weeks, it’s just not playing ball. The swell’s around, but every session gets marked as poor surf conditions, with onshore or cross-onshore winds messing things up. There’s a real long gap here where it’s just not worth paddling out, so if you’re keen, you’ll have to be patient.

Right now, kicking off Sunday the 26th of July, it’s looking grim. We’ve got rain showers and a light breeze out of the SSE at 6 mph, but that’s cross-on, so it’s messy. Swell’s tiny at 3 ft from the ESE with a short period of 7 seconds, meaning weak, crumbly energy (89). Same story through Monday and Tuesday – small waves, cross-on wind, and water temp sitting at a normal 80° for this time of year. No standouts at all.

We roll into Friday the 31st of July, and things get a bit of a pulse. The swell pushes up to 5 ft from the ESE, still short period at 7 seconds, and the energy jumps to 439 (moderate). But the catch? It’s onshore wind from the east at 6 mph, with a risk of thunderstorms. They call it “marginal” – I’d call it a maybe for the desperate. A bit of height, but it’s not clean.

Saturday the 1st of August sees the same story: 5 ft swell, but chop from a moderate cross-onshore breeze at 16 mph. That’s not surfable in any pleasant way. The trend continues through to Monday the 3rd of August, where we finally see a stronger pulse: 6 ft from ESE, period still short at 8 seconds, but the energy hits 701 (strong). Wind is onshore from the SE at 6 mph, light, but it’s still rain showers and marginal. For a reef break that likes a good direction, this ESE swell is not hitting the optimum SE direction the guidance wants. It’s big enough for intermediates, but the quality is shot.

The only day that even twitches is Tuesday the 4th of August – swell hits 7 ft from ESE, energy at 910 (very strong), but again, onshore wind from the east at 9 mph and rain. For experts only at that size, and with poor conditions, it’s a pass for me. The reef might hold, but you’d be battling the chop.

After that, it fades out. The rest of the window is a mix of 3 ft to 6 ft swell, but always onshore wind from the ESE or E, and often rain showers. Even when the period stretches to 14 seconds on Sunday the 9th of August (3 ft from SSE), the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph. That’s a long-period groundswell that would be magic on a point break, but here at a reef with that wind, it’s just blown out.

Bottom line: there are no standout sessions. The consistent onshore flow and poor conditions ruin every chance. If you’re desperate, Monday the 3rd or Tuesday the 4th offer the biggest swell, but it’s for experts only and the wind spoils it. For most of us, it’s a blank run – normal for an inconsistent spot like this when the weather turns. Hang tight, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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