The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is Rusty, and I’m looking straight at the charts for The Groyne. Honestly, it’s a rough start to the outlook. We’ve got a solid run of proper swell on the way, but the wind is just going to tear it up for days. It’s a real shame.

The first real opportunity doesn’t show up until Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. For a while there, it’s just a mess of fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy surf. The swell is there, but it’s unsurfable. The wait is about three days of that junk before we get a window.

That Thursday morning, the 23rd, is the standout of the whole period. The wind drops right out, going glassy, and we’ve got a clean 4ft wave from the east. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 205. It’s a short period swell at 8 seconds, so not a ton of grunt, but with that glassy surface, it’ll be the cleanest little waves you’ll find. It’s the only real highlight in the first week.

After that, things get messy again. The wind swings back onshore or cross-shore, and the swell drops off into the tiny stuff into the end of July. There’s a long gap of poor-to-ordinary conditions, with a few mornings of clean-ish air but hardly any swell to ride.

Now, looking way out to Monday morning, the 3rd of August, we get a bit of a pulse. The swell picks back up to 5ft from the SSE, and the wind goes glassy again. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and weak, but combined energy is moderate at 196. It’s promising, but it’s a long way off, so don’t book the trip yet. That’s the best of the second week.

Tuesday morning, the 4th, looks dead flat again with no wind, so not much to get excited about there.

Overall, it’s a frustrating outlook. The best bet is to be on the water at The Groyne on Thursday morning, the 23rd of July, for that glassy session. The rest of the time, you’re better off waiting for the forecasts to change.

Rusty.

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