Swamis Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, checkin’ in from the North Shore of Oahu. We’ve got a long-range look at Swamis, and honestly, it’s a bit of a slow burn for the next week and a half. The water temp is sitting right about average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Right now, and for the next several days, the waves are tiny and the wind is a problem. We’ve got a long-period groundswell from the SSW, with periods of 16 to 20 seconds, but it’s just too small to do anything with—swell heights are stuck between 2ft and 4ft. Plus, the wind is mostly cross-onshore or sideshore, keeping things messy. The wave energy is moderate at best, peaking around 915 on Wednesday the 8th, but with the wind direction, it’s not gonna be one to race out for. Honestly, from Monday the 6th through Sunday the 19th, this is a stretch of poor to marginal conditions. There are days in there where it’s completely flat, like around the 14th and 15th of July, where the swell drops to 1ft and the energy is weak (190-196). It’s a pretty big gap of nothing special.

Now, hold on, because the second week starts to show some promise. Around Monday the 20th of July, we finally see the swell start to push up. Swamis is lookin’ at a South swell building to 5ft, with periods around 14 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a solid 1113—that’s strong wave energy. It’s still a cross-onshore wind from the SW, so it won’t be glassy clean, but with that size and energy, there will be some rideable waves.

That Tuesday the 21st is the standout in this whole outlook. Swell bumps up to 6ft from the South, with a period of 13 seconds, and the energy is right up there at 1209. That’s a proper strong pulse. Now, 6ft is getting into the zone where it’s more for intermediate to advanced surfers—beginners might find it a bit much on a beach-and-reef setup like Swamis. And it is still cross-onshore from the SW, so the conditions won’t be perfect, but the power will be there. The optimum swell direction for Swamis is West, and this is Southerly, but the size and energy make it the best on offer by a long shot.

So, the takeaway: The next 13 days are a write-off. But mark your calendar for Monday the 20th and especially Tuesday the 21st of July. That’s your window. It’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it, but that South pulse is the only real action in this forecast.

This has been Rusty, keep your board waxed.

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