Sharps Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s heading our way for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I have to be straight with you – the next week is a mixed bag, and the first real green light doesn’t show up until Saturday morning, July 11th. Before that, Friday afternoon the 10th sees some 7ft, 11-second swell from the SE at Sharps Beach, but with a cross-onshore breeze, it’s choppy and messy – a flat-out 1/10. Not worth paddling out for. Let’s save your energy.

The standout of the whole period is Saturday morning, July 11th at Sharps Beach. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the SE, a solid 10-second period, and a light cross-offshore wind from the SW. The combined swell energy is sitting at a solid moderate 666. Water temp is 69°, which is just about average for this time of year – no surprises there. The break is a beach-and-reef setup, generally handling the SE swell direction well, and it’s fairly consistent. Crowds can show up *sometimes*, so keep your eyes peeled but don’t be too worried. This is the morning to go – the waves are clean, lined up, and the wind is your friend. I’m calling this the best on offer.

Saturday afternoon drops off into a glassy, smaller 4ft from the ESE, but the wind swings onshore and the period gets long at 12 seconds, which might stall out a bit on the beach. Not the top pick. Sunday morning the 12th has 4ft from the SE with a nice offshore WNW breeze at 12 mph, making for clean, rideable waves (287 combined energy), but the size is a bit down for the more experienced. Worth a surf if you’re itching.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Monday the 13th through to the start of the following week, the swell drops off hard – down to 2ft or less through Tuesday, and then we get a blast of wind. By Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th, the wind goes nuts from the SSE, gusting 15–16 mph, with swell jumping to 8–8ft. That sounds big, but the period is a short 7 seconds, the wind is cross-onshore, and the energy is moderate to strong (over 600), but it’s just lumpy, messy, and blown out. At a beach-and-reef with that wind, this looks more like kite surfing territory than a paddle session. All those days are 0/10 for a surfer.

Things finally settle again on Sunday morning, July 19th. By then, a 4ft E swell arrives with a light cross-offshore from the SW and a combined energy of 296. The wind drops further, and by Sunday afternoon it goes dead calm – glassy – with 5ft from the ESE. That’s a nice clean window if you can wait that long. Monday the 20th morning also has glassy 4ft from the E. After that, the swell fades again into smaller, weaker surf for the rest of the second week. The bigger E/ENE swells toward the end of July don’t come with the right winds, mostly onshore or cross-shore, so I can’t get excited about them.

Bottom line: Saturday morning, July 11th is your best bet by a long shot. Clean, respectable size, solid period. Sunday the 19th has a good glassy afternoon for a longboard or a mellow session. The rest is either small, windy, or just plain ordinary.

Rusty.

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