Suicides Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a long, hard stretch for Suicides. This is a reef break that normally handles a bit of north swell, but the wind is just not playing ball. We’ve got a solid run of moderate to fresh cross-onshore breezes, mostly from the north and NNE, that are going to leave the surface choppy and lumpy. It’s a tough start.

We kick off on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning is clear, but that 12 mph north wind is cross-on, making a mess of the 3 ft swell. The period is short, just 6 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (158). The water is sitting at 73°, which is about average for this time of year. Don’t bother paddling out – it’s poor.

Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th are more of the same. Swell hangs around 3 ft to 4 ft, period stays short, and that cross-on wind keeps it choppy. You’ll see a little bump in energy on Wednesday afternoon (212), but the swell direction swings to the WNW with a longer 11-second period. Still, the wind is from the NNE at 16 mph, cross-on, so it’s a write-off.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th see the wind pick up to 19 mph, with the swell building to 5 ft. The energy is climbing into the moderate range (252 and 340), but the wind is fresh and cross-on, making it lumpy. By Friday afternoon, the wind turns onshore, but the quality is still poor. This isn’t surfable; it’s more of a kite session.

The first weekend, Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th, has a consistent 5 ft to 6 ft north swell creeping in with energy around 360-427, but the wind is still cross-on at 16 mph. The period is still only 8 seconds, so the waves are weak and messy. Don’t get excited.

We hit a dry gap from Monday the 10th through Tuesday the 11th, with swell dropping back to 4 ft-5 ft and energy fading to 150-198. The wind is still cross-on and moderate. It’s flat and ugly.

Wednesday the 12th brings a slight change. The wind drops to just 6 mph, light cross-on from the north, and the swell is 5 ft with a 7-second period. Energy jumps to 361. The conditions are still described as poor, but the lighter wind means it’s less of a washing machine. The swell is still short-period, so it’s not great, but it’s the least bad day so far.

From Thursday the 13th to Friday the 14th, we get a run of onshore wind from the north and NNW. The swell sits around 4 ft-5 ft, and the energy drops to 222-329. Still poor.

Now, into the second week, the outlook remains grim. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th have a 5 ft-6 ft north swell with energy around 345-481, and the wind is onshore from the NNW. The period is 8 seconds. The wind state is listed as “unknown,” but onshore is onshore – it’s messy.

Monday the 17th is back to cross-on, with 5 ft swell and 292 energy. Nothing changes.

The last day in the window, Tuesday the 18th, shows the biggest combined energy of the whole period at 517, with a 6 ft north swell and a 9-second period. The wind is still cross-on from the NNE at 16 mph. That’s the most energy we’ve seen, but the wind is going to ruin it. At 6 ft, that’s getting too big for beginners, and with the cross-on, it’s just a lumpy, challenging mess.

Honestly, there isn’t a single standout session in this whole 16-day run. The wind is the enemy here. It’s a long stretch of poor surf, and the only thing we can do is wait for the forecast to change. When it’s this consistently poor, it usually doesn’t stay that way forever.

Rusty.

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