Surfers Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, let’s get into it. The opening move here is a strong, clean groundswell hitting the Gold Coast’s famous reef setup at Surfers Point. Water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, no weird anomaly to talk about, just your standard July water. The swell is solid, so right off the bat, this is one for the experienced crew – beginners should sit this week out.

The first real action worth paddling for is Thursday morning, July 23. Clean 8 ft SW swell with a solid 14-second period. The energy is substantial (2893), and with that NE cross-off breeze, the faces will be looking clean, though the report flags it as marginal so tide could be a factor. By Thursday afternoon, a NW 3 mph breeze turns it light cross-on, but the wave quality will drop off.

Friday, July 24 is a step down in size – 6 ft SW in the morning, 5 ft in the arvo, both with 12-second period – but the wind is still a clean cross-off from the NNE. The Friday afternoon session shows "expect very good surf conditions", so that’s a sleeper call for a fun, manageable session.

Saturday, July 25 gets messy. Morning sees bumpy 6 ft with a strong 16 mph cross-shore, and the arvo is a write-off with 19 mph cross-onshore ruining it. Sunday, July 26 is where it goes bananas. A massive 16 ft SW swell rolls in – that is *big* (7433 energy in the morning, exploding to 18230 in the arvo). The wind is solid cross-off, so it will be clean, but this is huge. Only for experts, and even then, it may be too big to manage at this break. Monday the 27th sees a drop to 12 ft but still plenty of punch, and Tuesday the 28th holds at a thumping 10 ft with 14-second period and clean cross-off winds through the morning.

Now, the standout – if I had to pick one day to circle on the calendar for experienced surfers, it’s Tuesday afternoon, July 28. Still 8 ft, but the wind drops to a light NNE cross-off, the energy is still high (3427), and it’s marked as excellent conditions for experienced surfers. That’s the one.

Thursday, July 30 is special too. The afternoon goes glassy – zero wind, 7 ft from the WSW (right in the zone for the optimum direction), with a gorgeous 18-second period groundswell. That is pure, clean, lined-up reef perfection, but the very long period means it’ll be offering those long waits and grinding walls.

Into the first week of August, the swell stays big to massive – Saturday morning, August 1 sees 15 ft SW, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-off so it’s still clean. After that, it all turns to shite. From Sunday, August 2 right through to Wednesday, August 6, the wind goes onshore or strong cross-onshore, making it absolute rubbish for surfing. There’s a brief window on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4 – 10 ft SW but onshore wind only, marginal at best. The last gasp on Friday, August 7 is a massive 16 ft swell with dangerous 22-25 mph winds. Totally unsurfable.

So, best bet: Tuesday afternoon, July 28 for a solid, clean swell with the crew likely out, but manageable. And the real epic glass-off is Thursday afternoon, July 30 – that’s the dream session if the tide lines up.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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