Tennis Courts Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got coming up. It's a mixed bag, but there's a real window of quality if you pick your moment.

First up, Wednesday the 29th of July is the standout of the whole outlook. Tennis Courts is looking absolutely firing. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell pushing in from the ENE, and the wind is dead glass. Zero wind. It doesn't get much better than that for a reef setup. The water's sitting at a comfortable 80°, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined energy is moderate at 909, but the quality is what counts. This is a morning for the advanced crew only, though. That size, on a reef, with that power – it's not a beginner's wave. Expect some company though, as crowds are sometimes an issue here.

Wednesday afternoon keeps the glassy conditions with a drop to 5ft, still from the ENE. It'll be a bit more relaxed, but still excellent.

Now, things get a bit trickier from Thursday the 30th onwards. The wind picks up, and although the swell sticks around for a few days, the quality drops. Thursday morning is cross-shore with a 5ft ENE swell, but it's just not as clean. By Friday the 31st, we're looking at 6ft to 7ft ENE swell but with a fresh breeze making it choppy and less appealing. That weekend, the 1st and 2nd of August, the swell actually builds to 8ft, but with that strong breeze it's going to be a messy, powerful beast. That's expert-only territory, and even then, not really worth it. The wind just blows the quality out of the water.

There is a bit of a lull through the start of the week, but then a nice little reprieve hits on Tuesday the 4th of August. We see the swell drop to 5ft, but the period stretches out to 11 seconds, and the wind goes light again. Tuesday afternoon looks particularly good with a very clean, lined-up 5ft wave from the ENE. The combined energy drops to 560, but the quality is back. Wednesday the 5th is another gem with a glassy morning and a 4ft ENE swell. Perfect for a dawn session.

After that, the outlook turns pretty bleak. From the 6th of August right through to the 13th, it's a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The wind is a constant fresh breeze from the ENE, and the swell gets small and inconsistent, mostly from the SSW or S with longer periods but very little push. The energy readings are low, in the hundreds, and the forecast scores are all zero or one. It's a proper drought, and for a spot like Tennis Courts, that’s a normal part of the pattern when the wind sets in. Not much to get excited about until the forecasts change.

So, to sum it up: you want to be on the water Wednesday the 29th of July and possibly Tuesday the 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August. The rest of it is a hard pass.

- Rusty

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