Sororoca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a tough watch for surf around here. The only spot on the radar is Sororoca, and she’s a tricky one. This is a reef break that’s listed as rarely breaking, so any half-decent wave is a bonus, but for the next 16 days, there’s just nothing lining up right. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions from Sunday the 12th of July all the way through to Monday the 27th of July, and I can’t in good conscience recommend a single session for paddle surfing.

The main issue is the wind. For the entire period, it’s either cross-on, onshore, or cross-shore, with speeds ranging from 9 mph to a fresh 22 mph. That’ll put a chop on the face and make it a battle. Swell is coming from the E to ESE most days, running around 3 ft to 5 ft, but with short periods of 6 to 8 seconds – that’s windswell, not groundswell, so the waves will be mushy and unorganised. The combined energy mostly sits in the low to mid triple digits (164 up to 302), which is moderate energy, but it’s all messy. Water temp is sitting at 81°F, about normal for this time of year.

There is one morning that stands out as *less* bad – Sunday the 19th of July. We get a light offshore cross-off wind from the S at 16 mph, with a clean wave face. But the swell is still only 5 ft from the E at 7 seconds, and the energy is moderate (238). Given it’s a reef that rarely fires, you’d be taking a gamble.

If you’re desperate for a surf, your best bet is that Sunday morning, 19 July, but keep expectations low. For the rest of the window, it’s a full blank run – 16 days of nothing worth paddling out for. This sort of quiet spell is pretty normal for Sororoca when the winds are stubborn. Truth is, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with that steady cross-shore breeze.

Stay tuned, forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

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