Stent Road Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what Stent Road has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

This is a solid run of swell for the advanced crew, with plenty of energy pulsing through from the southwest. We kick things off on Monday, 20 July with a decent 6 ft WSW groundswell, period of 14 seconds. The wind is a gentle east breeze, holding it clean all morning. The water's sitting at 59°, which is pretty close to normal for this time of year. The combined energy is strong at 1237. This is excellent, powerful surf for experienced surfers. Monday afternoon stays good with 5 ft and clean cross-off wind. The real gem comes on Tuesday, 21 July morning. The swell drops a touch to 5 ft but the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. The point and reef setup will be handling that long 13-second period beautifully. That is the standout session of the first few days, no question.

Wednesday, 22 July turns ugly. The wind swings onshore from the southwest, gusting 16 mph. Swell bumps up to 7 ft but it's short-period wind swell at only 7 seconds. This is a mess. Choppy, lumpy, not worth a paddle. Thursday, 23 July morning is a save. The wind goes light and cross-off from the north-northeast. Swell is back to a solid 6 ft, 13-second groundswell with strong energy (1169). Clean waves for the advanced crew again. Friday, 24 July is blown out again. Strong cross-onshore winds ruin an 8 ft swell. Skip it.

Saturday, 25 July is a big one but it’s a disaster for surfing. We're looking at a massive 13 ft to 16 ft WSW groundswell, with energy readings through the roof (6507 to 11718). That’s huge, dangerous, and the wind is smashing it onshore at 19 to 22 mph. This is big, ugly, and powerful – strictly for experts with a death wish or kite surfers if the wind allows. Sunday, 26 July morning is more of the same: 15 ft and a strong cross-shore wind. The afternoon cleans up a bit. The wind eases to a cross-off 12 mph and the swell drops to 13 ft. A marginal window for the very brave. Monday, 27 July sees the swell dropping fast but onshore winds keep things poor.

Then we get a breather. Tuesday, 28 July morning is glassy again. Swell is 7 ft but short period at 7 seconds. Fun enough for a grovel board. Moving into the second week, we see another very promising window. The real highlight of the whole period lands on Thursday, 30 July. The morning is glassy, dead calm, and an 12 ft WSW groundswell with a very long 16-second period is pumping in. The combined energy is enormous at 7179. The forecast says "exceptional surf conditions for expert surfers." This is a big, powerful swell on a point and reef break. That is the session to circle on the calendar. The afternoon stays good with light wind. Friday, 31 July is blown out again.

Looking ahead into August, Saturday, 1 August starts glassy with 4 ft – a nice easy option. The afternoon glass-off delivers 7 ft, excellent conditions for experienced folks. Sunday, 2 August holds clean 4 ft. Monday, 3 August brings another big push: 10 ft groundswell with 16-second period, but it's clean with a cross-off breeze. Tuesday, 4 August is the big finish to the outlook. A massive 15 ft to 16 ft, 16-second super-long groundswell with clean cross-off winds all day. Energy readings are off the charts (11430 and 10500). These are dangerous, heavy waves. Stent Road will be a proper big-wave arena that day, only for the elite.

So, bottom line: the standout is Thursday, 30 July morning for the glassy, very long period groundswell. The second standout is Tuesday, 4 August for the clean massive groundswell. Between the two, there are blown-out days to ignore, but this spot offers consistent, powerful SW groundswell for those who can handle it.

Stay safe out there.
Rusty.

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