Swamis Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Swamis has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, right out of the gate, the first week is looking pretty ordinary. We're stuck in a pattern of light cross-onshore breezes and fairly weak, short-period swell. The water is a warm 75°, which is a good 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual and honestly, feels more like a bath than the Pacific. But the surf is struggling. The first few days are really just small and messy. There’s a bit of energy on the Monday and Tuesday (July 27 and 28) with swell around 4ft to 5ft from the SSW and combined energy in the moderate range (1152 and 1209), but the period is short, around 17-19 seconds isn't bad, but it's all cross-onshore making it choppy. It’s not going to be pretty.

Things change late in the first week. Friday the 31st of July sees a jump in size with a 7ft to 7ft swell from the S. That's a significant push, and combined energy hits strong values (1766). The period is a short 14 seconds, which is a bit junky, and the wind is full onshore, so it's going to be a messy, powerful wall of whitewater. This is advanced surfer territory only at that size.

The standout if you're desperate is Saturday the 1st of August. The swell drops slightly to a still-chunky 6ft to 6ft from the SSW, but the wind switches to a light onshore. It’s not offshore, but it’s not terrible. The combined energy (1214) is still solid. However, the entire run is plagued by constant cross-onshore or onshore wind. There’s really no window of clean, glassy conditions. That's the biggest issue. With the size and wind, this setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle board.

After that, the surf drops off a cliff. From Sunday the 2nd of August all the way through to the end of the window on the 8th, we are looking at a long, dry spell. Swell drops to well under 3ft, and sometimes as low as 1ft, with combined energy barely ticking over. The wind stays stubbornly cross-onshore. It's just poor conditions for a solid week.

So in short, it’s a grim outlook. There’s no true standout here. If you have to paddle out, your best bet is that Saturday the 1st of August for the biggest, but don’t expect any kind of quality. For everyone else, it’s probably time to find something else to do.

Rusty.

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