Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, well, here's the deal with the 16-day stretch for Suicides. I've gotta be straight with you – it's a tough run. The whole period is full of "poor surf conditions" flags, so don't get your hopes up for anything epic.

Starting from Saturday, July 4th, we’re looking at a constant northerly wind, mostly cross-on at around 9 to 15 mph. The swell is hanging around 3 ft to 4 ft from the N or NNW, with periods under 10 seconds. That's pretty weak, short-period windswill. The wave energy is mostly in the low hundreds or below (266 down to 20), so it's gutless. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild.

This pattern doesn't let up through the first week. Sunday to Tuesday, the wind stays on your face from the NNW, and the swell barely manages 3 ft. The period drops off hard – we're talking 5 to 8 seconds, which is just ocean chop. Not even worth paddling out for. There is a slight bump on Tuesday, July 14th, where the swell pushes to 4 ft from the N, and the energy jumps up to 313 (moderate), but the wind is still cross-on from the NNE at 19 mph. The quality isn't there. For a break like Suicides, a reef set-up, you really need clean, offshore conditions, and we just aren't getting them.

As we move into the second week, the swell sticks around, but without a decent window. Wednesday the 15th has 4 ft to 4 ft from the N, energy in the 200s, but it's still cross-on. Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th see the swell bump up to 5 ft from the N, combined energy in the 200s again, but the period is short (7 seconds) and the wind is a messy cross-on from the NNE or N. That kind of 5 ft swell with short period and onshores is just a washing machine. It's more likely to be a mess for paddle surfing, and the wind strength (up to 22 mph) would make it a fun but challenging kite session instead.

Honestly, the standout – and I use the term loosely – is the morning of Tuesday, July 14th. That 4 ft N swell at 9 seconds with that 313 energy score is the biggest, most powerful pulse in the whole forecast. Still, it's not clean because of the cross-on wind. Everything else is a write-off for clean waves.

So, word to the wise: save your energy. This stretch is a blank run for surf quality, which happens here when the trade winds park themselves in the wrong quadrant. The waves just don’t have the power or the shape. Keep an eye on the charts though – it never stays flat forever.

Rusty

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