Silva Island-P Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s brewing for Silva Island-P Land. This is a reef setup that needs a solid SW groundswell to fire, and it’s a spot for the advanced crew. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there’s some real magic lining up if you’re patient.

The water is sitting at a warm 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a couple of degrees above average, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

Right now, it’s flat and messy. Through Wednesday the 22nd and into Thursday the 23rd, we’ve got tiny 1 ft SW swell with periods around 12-13 seconds, but the wind is all over the place – cross and cross-on. It’s not worth paddling out for. Thursday morning the 23rd nearly goes glassy, but the wave size is just too small to get excited about, with weak energy readings (81).

Friday the 24th is where things start to look interesting. The morning shows a glassy surface with a 1 ft SSW groundswell, but look at the period jumping to 24 seconds! That’s proper long-period energy, but low in height. The combined energy reads 283 (moderate). The wind is glassy as well – a total sleeper session for the patient surfer who knows the reef.

The real standout arrives on Tuesday morning the 28th of July. We’ve got a 3 ft SSW swell with a 18-second period – that’s a beautiful, long-period groundswell for this reef. The wind is glassy, absolutely dead calm, and the energy reading hits 547 (strong). This is the pick of the outlook. It’s not giant, but for this break, that size and direction (optimum SW) with glassy conditions is going to produce some clean, lined-up waves. It’s an advanced spot, so you should have it mostly to yourselves (sometimes crowded), but take note: the swell is coming from the SSW, not the ideal SW, but close enough to get some great shape on the reef.

The rest of that week stays fun. Wednesday the 29th morning is glassy with a 3 ft SW swell (16 seconds, 376 energy), and Thursday the 30th morning is dead calm again with a 2 ft SW swell (14 seconds, 218 energy). Both mornings are worth a look.

After that, things taper off. From Friday the 31st of July through Tuesday the 5th of August, the swell drops back to 1.0 ft-2 ft, with periods around 12-15 seconds and energy readings falling below 150. Most of those sessions are surfable but ordinary. The wind stays light and often glassy, so you’ll still get a clean wave, just very small.

Into the first week of August, the energy drops to weak levels (46-92). There’s no real punch left. Best to let the reef rest and wait for the next pulse.

Overall, Tuesday morning the 28th of July is your golden ticket. Set the alarm, get down there for sunrise, and enjoy that clean, glassy groundswell.

Rusty.

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