Tennis Courts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Tennis Courts over the next 16 days. I’ve got to be straight with you – there’s really no good surf on offer in this whole window. The break is an advanced reef setup, fairly consistent in normal times, but the wind’s blowing cross-off from the ENE pretty much all the time, and the swell never lines up with that optimum SSE direction. So we’re stuck with a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions.

Starting from Saturday July 18th, it’s all poor surf – 7 ft of messy ENE windswell with a short 7-second period, onshore-ish cross-off wind at 25 mph, and combined energy at 556 – moderate. No fun for anyone. Sunday and Monday are barely better: still cross-off, still short-period junk, with wave heights dropping a bit but energy still moderate. Water temp is 80°F, about average for this time of year (anomaly +0.5°F), so at least it’s warm. But the surf is not.

Tuesday the 21st sees a shift – the swell comes from the south with a longer 14-second period, but only 3 ft, and the wind stays cross-off ENE. The combined energy drops a little (531-521), still moderate. That’s a marginal surf call, scores of 1-2 out of 10. Same story Wednesday and Thursday – a few south-southwest groundswells with periods up to 23 seconds, but they’re tiny (2-2 ft) and the wind never cleans up. Energy climbs into the moderate-to-strong range (up to 907), but the wave height is just too small for the advanced reef to work.

We get a bit more size from Friday the 24th onward – still south-southwest groundswell, 2-3 ft, periods 17-19 seconds, energy getting strong (1024-1231). Scores still at 2. Still marginal. The real tease comes the last weekend of July into early August. On Sunday the 26th the swell turns east, 5-5 ft with 16-second period, combined energy over 1500 – strong. Monday the 27th pushes 6-7 ft east swell, 15-16 seconds, energy over 2000 – very strong. Tuesday the 28th holds 7-7 ft, shorter period (13-14 sec) but still big energy. This looks promising on paper – solid groundswell, decent size – but the wind remains cross-off from the ENE or NE, never offshore. That kills the quality. The break is exposed, so it’s not like a sheltered point where cross-off might be okay; on a reef, you want glassy or offshore for clean lines. Here it’s just wind-affected. Scores only reach 3 out of 10 on those best days – marginal at best.

Then from Wednesday the 29th the swell drops, and by Thursday the 30th we’re back to 1 ft of weak SW swell (energy 166) – poor. Friday the 31st and the first days of August show 6-7 ft of short-period ENE windswell again, cross-off wind 12-22 mph, scores 0-1. The last day, Sunday August 2nd, is another poor call.

So the bottom line: no standout days. The best of a bad bunch is around July 27-28 with chest-to-head-high east swell and long-period groundswell, but the wind ruins it. If you’re absolutely desperate, you might find a few rideable but messy waves – definitely not worth a special trip. For an advanced reef that usually delivers when conditions line up, this is a dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now I’d say save your energy. Rusty out.

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