Strandhill Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it's been pretty quiet around here for a while, but here's how it all plays out. Strandhill is a beach/sandbar break, and there's not much happening early on. The water is sitting at about 61°F, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year.

Starting off early July, we've got mostly cross or cross-onshore winds, swell around 3 to 4 feet from the west, but the quality's poor. The combined wave energy is moderate, hitting 175 on Sunday afternoon, but with messy conditions there's nothing to get excited about. A south wind on the 8th and 9th gives us some cleaner windows in the mornings with clean, cross-offshore winds—swell drops to about 3 feet and energy's around 126-133. Still very ordinary though. On the 9th afternoon we get glassy conditions with 3 feet of west swell, but it's just not doing much.

From the 10th through the 16th, we're looking at a real flat spell. Swell drops to barely 2 to 2 feet, energy levels sink well below 100, and it's mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. A couple of glassy mornings pop up on the 14th and 16th, but with tiny 1 to 2 feet west-northwest swell there's pretty much nothing to surf.

Now the standout—and the only true highlight in this whole outlook—comes on Sunday the 19th. We finally get a proper pulse. On the morning of the 19th we’re looking at a solid 8 feet swell from the WNW, period coming in at 10 seconds, which is a decent groundswell. Combined energy absolutely jumps to 1283—that's strong wave energy. The wind's offshore from the southeast with just a slight air, so the surf should be clean. That size is big—only for experienced surfers. By the afternoon the wind drops to glassy calm, swell sits at a still significant 7 feet, energy at 923, and conditions are expected to be very good. This kind of longer-period west-northwest swell works well at Strandhill, and with those clean winds it should be the pick of the whole 16 days.

Monday the 20th is worth a mention too—clean conditions again, light offshore from the southeast on the morning, glassy later. Swell eases to 6 feet and then 5 feet in the afternoon, energy still moderate-strong at 463 to 413, and the quality looks good. That’s a solid follow-up day for anyone who isn't looking for the biggest size.

Overall, there’s a big dry spell from the 10th right through the 16th, so don't bother paddling out until that Sunday the 19th rolls in. That's the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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