Singleton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the outlook for Singleton. Let’s get into it.

Overall, the next couple of weeks bring a mix of clean, punchy groundswell and a few periods of iffy wind. The first few days are just okay, but the real standout window is a solid stretch from late July right into the start of August. There’s a gap in the first week of August where the wind goes onshore and things get messy.

We start off on Tuesday, 21 July. The morning swell is 5 feet from the southwest with a period of 11 seconds, but it’s a bit cross-choppy with that southeasterly breeze. The water is a bit colder than normal at 65°, about 2° cooler than usual for this time of year, so you’ll want a thicker suit. The combined energy is moderate at 687. Tuesday afternoon drops off a little, still cross-onshore, so it’s not great.

Wednesday, 22 July, things start to pick up. The morning sees 5 feet from the WSW with a period of 13 seconds, and the wind is light cross-offshore out of the ESE, making for clean conditions. Combined energy is 1120 – moderate but building. Then Wednesday afternoon is the first real highlight: swell bumps to 6 feet, period jumps to 16 seconds, and the wind is still clean. The energy is strong at 1706. This is solid groundswell, clean and punchy. Good for experienced surfers.

Thursday, 23 July, is a gem. The morning has 5 feet from the WSW with a 14-second period, and the wind is offshore out of the ENE at 12 mph. Clean and lined up. Energy is moderate at 834. Thursday afternoon is even better for the lighter wind crowd: 4 feet, same direction, 14 seconds, and the wind drops to 6 mph offshore. Glassy offshore conditions. This is a standout for a relaxed session with clean, long-period waves.

Friday, 24 July, the swell drops to 3 feet, but it’s still clean with the period at 13 seconds. The energy is low at 299. Not a standout, but okay for a small-wave board. The weekend has a little more size but the wind shifts around, and the quality dips.

Now, Wednesday, 31 July, is when things get interesting again. The morning swell jumps to 7 feet from the west, period at 13 seconds, and the wind is cross-offshore at 16 mph. The energy is very strong at 2560. This is a big, powerful groundswell. The afternoon sees 8 feet from the west, period 16 seconds, and cleaner conditions, energy at 3819. This is expert territory – too big for beginners, but a dream for the experienced.

The best of the entire forecast is Saturday, 1 August, in the morning. Swell is 7 feet from the west, period 14 seconds, and the wind is light cross-offshore out of the east-southeast at 9 mph. Clean, crisp, and powerful. Energy is strong at 1527. This is a true standout for experienced surfers.

Sunday, 2 August, is also a beast. The morning has 8 feet from the WSW, period 16 seconds, and a light 6 mph NNE cross-offshore wind. Energy is very strong at 2619. The afternoon is even bigger – 8 feet from the west, period 19 seconds, and glassy light cross-shore wind. The energy is massive at 7437. These are very long-period waves, so at a beach break they might close out a bit, but for a point or reef, this is heaven. Only for experts.

Monday, 3 August, the morning has 10 feet from the west, period 18 seconds, and offshore wind. The energy is very strong at 5026. But the file says it’s too big for this break. That’s big-wave territory only.

After that, the wind goes onshore and the quality drops off. Wednesday, 5 August, the morning is a surprise: 7 feet from the west, period 16 seconds, and glassy, zero wind. Energy is strong at 2593. But the afternoon turns to onshore slop.

So, the standout window is the Thursday 23 July morning and afternoon, and the Saturday 1 August morning. For the big-wave crew, the Sunday 2 August afternoon is the one to watch – but it’s only for experts.

Rusty out.

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