Tennis Courts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’ve got Tennis Courts on the radar. This is an exposed reef break that’s fairly consistent and handles an SSE swell best. The water temp is sitting at 80°, which is about normal for the time of year.

Honestly, the outlook is a bit of a grind. The first real recommendation doesn’t pop up until Thursday morning, July 9th, and even then, it’s marginal. We’ve got a few days of blank or poor conditions before that. From Sunday the 5th through Wednesday the 8th, the surf is just poor – lots of cross-off wind from the ENE at 22 to 25 mph, with messy, short-period swells around 7-8 seconds. The energy is moderate though, with values like 847 and 976. It’s just not coming together.

Then from Thursday the 9th through to Tuesday the 14th, we scrape into some marginal windows. The conditions are still clean, but that persistent ENE wind stays cross-off, and the swell is mostly short-period (7-8 seconds) coming from the ENE, which isn’t the optimum direction for this break. The swell height hangs around 5 ft to 7 ft. The combined energy stays moderate, dropping from 533 down to 532. It’s frustrating, because the energy is there, but the quality isn’t.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Tuesday morning, July 14th. The wind drops to a moderate 16 mph, and the swell is 6 ft from the ENE. The score is a 2 out of 10 – the highest of the whole run. It’s still marginal, but it’s the best shot we’ve got. The water is warm, the wind is lighter, and the reef could offer a few shaped-up runners if you pick your tide. Expect crowds sometimes, as it’s a known spot.

After the 14th, it drops off again. Wednesday the 15th sees a tiny 3 ft swell with weak energy (90), and then it’s back to poor and marginal conditions through to the 20th, with that same ENE cross-off wind and short-period swell. Nothing really lights up.

So, the bottom line: there’s a very narrow window around Tuesday the 14th that’s the best of a mediocre bunch. For the rest of the 16 days, it’s mostly a waiting game. The wind is stubborn, the swell direction is wrong, and the periods are short. It’s not a total washout, but it’s not firing.

Rusty.

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