The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

The next sixteen days are a real mixed bag. We’re starting off with a decent pulse of swell, but the wind is gonna be a battle for the most part. There’s one standout window that’s worth planning around, but otherwise, you’ll be picking through the scraps.

The first real swell hits us on Tuesday, July 21st, with The groyne seeing a 8ft swell from the ESE. But the wind is a cross-on SE breeze at 15 mph, making the conditions poor and choppy. That wave energy is moderate at 1089, but it’s a rough one. That afternoon, it drops to 7ft, still cross-on and choppy.

Wednesday the 22nd is a little smaller, 6ft in the morning, but still cross-on with a light breeze. The quality is marginal. The afternoon stays poor.

Now, here’s the one to circle. Thursday morning, July 23rd. The swell drops to 4ft from the E, but the wind swings to a light SSW at 3 mph, which is a clean cross-off breeze. The wave energy is a moderate 214. The conditions are clean. This is the best the forecast offers. The groyne is a reef break, and with that clean wind and a manageable 4ft east swell, it’ll be a proper little session. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. It’s a fairly consistent spot, but it can get crowded sometimes, so get in early.

After that, things get small and messy. Friday the 24th is 3ft with a cross-shore wind, poor. Saturday the 25th bumps up to 4ft from the ESE, but again cross-shore wind and poor. Sunday the 26th morning has a tiny 3ft, but a clean cross-off breeze – it’s surfable, but very ordinary.

From Monday the 27th all the way through to Friday August 1st, the swell is tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft. The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the conditions are poor. There’s a brief moment on Thursday July 30th morning with a 1ft swell from the ESE and a 14-second period, glassy conditions, but it’s just too small to get excited about. The same goes for Friday July 31st morning – a glassy 1.0ft.

Then we hit a gap of a few days with no real hope. Saturday August 2nd is tiny and cloudy.

But hold on, Monday August 4th brings a shift. The swell bumps to 4ft from the ENE, and the wind turns offshore from the WNW at 12 mph. That’s a clean, moderate offshore. The wave energy is 110. It’s surfable, but still ordinary. That trend continues into Tuesday August 5th, with a 3ft ENE swell and offshore winds, but the period is a short 5-6 seconds, so it’s a bit wobble-headed.

The real takeaway? Thursday July 23rd morning is your best bet. After that, it’s a long stretch of tiny, wind-affected surf until the first week of August, when a clean offshore window appears but with very short-period swell. It’s not a classic run for the groyne, but the forecasts can change.

Rusty out.

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