Sponge bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break it down for Sponge Bay. Things start off quiet, so don’t rush to grab your board just yet.

The first decent window opens up on the morning of Tuesday, July 7th. We’re looking at 4ft swell from the east with a 9-second interval, and the wind is dead calm – glassy flat. That’s as clean as it gets for small waves. It’s not big, but it’ll be a blast on a log or a fish. Water temp is 56°, a bit cooler than average for the season, so grab a thicker suit.

The clean conditions stick around into the afternoon on the 7th, still glassy with waves holding at 4ft from the east. Then Wednesday, July 8th, brings a bit more size. Both sessions show 5ft waves from the east-southeast with a 10-second period and decent energy (541 combined). The wind stays light and clean – offshore in the morning and glassy in the afternoon. That Wednesday is your best bet for a good combo of size and quality, but keep your expectations in check – it’s still pretty modest.

After that, it falls apart. Thursday the 9th gets choppy with a cross-onshore breeze, and by Friday the 10th, we’ve got a gnarly 12ft swell from the south-east, but the wind is howling onshore at 25-28 mph. That’s a blown-out, ugly mess – way too big for anything but a full-on storm chase, and even then, it’s not gonna be pretty. That slop carries into Saturday with 10ft waves and more onshore wind.

Sunday the 12th eases back to 6ft, but the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy and uninviting. A little lull follows with a few clean-ish days around Monday and Tuesday, July 13th and 14th, but the swell drops to 4ft and then 3ft. Rideable, just nothing special.

Into the second week, the outlook gets smaller and patchier. A couple of mornings, like Wednesday the 15th, show 3ft waves with a long 13-second period from the east-southeast (249 combined energy), and light offshore winds. That’s got a bit of groundswell feel to it – longer period means more shape, but at a beach-and-reef setup like Sponge Bay, those long-interval east swells can run a bit straight. Worth a look if you want a clean, small session.

But after those first few days, the story is mostly poor conditions or small, messy surf. Thursday the 16th has a bit of clean 2ft-2ft, but it’s marginal. By the end of the 16-day run, we’re looking at onshore winds and tiny waves around 1ft. There’s a blip on Monday, July 20th, with a solid 4ft east swell and 12-second period, but the wind is cross-shore and conditions are only marginal. Probably not worth the drive unless you’re desperate.

The big takeaway: Wednesday, July 8th, is the standout with 5ft east-southeast swell, clean winds, and glassy conditions in the afternoon. Tuesday the 7th is a close second for pure fun on the small stuff. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or just not worth your time. A few clean days in the second week are promising for a longboard, but don’t expect any power behind them.

Rusty out.

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