Tamaris Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this stretch of the calendar is looking like a real dust bowl for surfable waves. We’ve got nothing even close to a fun wave on the cards for Tamaris over the next sixteen days, so I’ll walk you through the whole sorry picture.

The forecast starts with a complete blank. From Friday the 24th of July, right through to the 7th of August, every single morning and afternoon session comes back as “poor surf conditions.” That’s a solid two-week gap of nothing worth paddling for. The combined swell energy barely scrapes into double digits on a couple of afternoons, and even then we’re talking weak, short-period windswell with bad cross-shore wind.

Let’s break it down day by day. Friday the 24th is a total flat day with zero energy. Saturday the 25th brings a tiny 2 ft to 3 ft SE windswell with a period of just 4 seconds – that’s junk, and the wind is cross-on shore, making it choppy and lumpy. Sunday the 26th shows the biggest swell of the whole period at 5 ft from the west with a 6-second period, and combined energy hits 121 (moderate energy). But the wind is a moderate cross-offshore, so it’s clean. Even so, the blocks of west swell are short and weak, and the whole thing still gets a zero score. It’s just not coming together.

Monday the 27th drops back to near flat, with a 2 ft west swell but a fresh breeze making it clean but tiny. Tuesday the 28th is a 0.7 ft west swell with a 3-second period – basically nothing. Wednesday the 29th, Thursday the 30th, all zero-energy days. Friday the 31st of July and Saturday the 1st of August offer glassy mornings with a 2 ft to 2 ft southwest swell, 5 to 6-second period, and combined energy of only 13 to 24. That’s about as good as it gets, but we’re talking knee-high, weak, and inconsistent. It’s not a rideable wave for a surfer.

The second week is even worse. From Sunday the 2nd of August onward, we’re looking at flat or near-flat conditions, with the occasional 0.3 ft to 1 ft blip from the south or southwest, all with periods of 4 to 7 seconds and combined energy barely reaching 11. The 3rd and 4th of August are total zeros. The 5th is a zero. The 6th of August has a 0.3 ft swell from the south with a 7-second period, but the wind is a strong breeze, so it’s messy. The 7th and 8th are similarly tiny and unappealing.

Bottom line: there is not a single standout day here. No recommended surf. No break to highlight. This is a normal summer dry spell for this area – sometimes it just goes flat. Forecasts can change, but right now, don’t bother waxing up. Hang loose and wait for the next pulse.

Rusty

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