The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for The Groyne over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, my heart's a bit heavy lookin' at this forecast. We're in for a real flat spell. The first solid surf we can even talk about is a tiny window on the morning of Tuesday the 5th. Before that, it's a write-off – we're talkin' days and days of nothing worth paddling out for. The only glimmer in this whole outlook is a few very small windows, so we gotta be patient.

The best of a pretty average bunch is shaping up for the morning of Tuesday, August 5th. We're lookin' at a tiny 3ft swell rollin' in from the east with a solid 10-second period. The combined energy is a weak 173 (moderate energy), so it's not gonna be punchy, but the real story here is that the wind is glassy – dead calm. That means the surface will be like a mirror, and on a reef setup like The Groyne, clean conditions are everything. It's rated for intermediates, so it's a small, clean, mellow morning for a few fun ones. Just heads up, the water temp is sittin' at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 2° cooler, so you'll want a decent spring suit.

As we look further ahead, the surf stays stubbornly small. The morning of Sunday the 9th sees another glassy morning with a 3ft east swell at 9 seconds (combined energy 166 - moderate). That's surfable but very ordinary. Later on, towards the afternoon of Saturday the 15th, we get a tiny 2ft east swell with a 10-second period, and the wind turns offshore from the WSW at 12 mph. That's clean, but again, the size is just not there. By the morning of Sunday the 16th, we get a glassy 3ft east swell (139 combined energy – moderate), but it's more of the same – clean but tiny.

Look, it's a tough outlook. There's no big swell on the horizon, no standout day that'll get the heart racing. It’s a waiting game for the next proper groundswell. Keep an eye on the charts, 'cause it can't stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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