The groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what we've got on the table. We're focusing on The Groyne for this whole outlook, and honestly, it's a bit of a mixed bag with a long quiet spell at the back end.

The immediate news ain't great. The opening days are ordinary. Friday morning (3rd July) kicks off with a small 2ft ESE swell, and the water is sitting at 69°, which feels a bit colder than normal for the time of year. The wind is a light cross-off, so it's clean, but there's barely any push there.

The weekend turns sour quickly. Saturday (4th July) morning might be clean with a 2ft wave, but the southerly wind is blowing 12 mph and it gets worse. By Saturday afternoon, that wind swings cross-on and the sea gets messy with a 4ft short-period chop (6 seconds). Sunday (5th July) is pretty hopeless with strong 18 mph onshore winds and a messy, lumpy sea. The swell direction is SE across the board, but honestly, the quality is shot.

Monday (6th July) and Tuesday (7th July) see the swell size pick up – we're talking 8ft on Monday and 6ft on Tuesday (moderate to strong energy – 621 and 387 respectively) – but it comes with nasty, strong onshore or cross-shore winds. That's big, raw, and choppy. If you're a beginner, that Monday swell is over 5ft and messy, so leave it. For an expert, it's an ugly grind.

Wednesday (8th July) is marginal. There's a 6ft to 6ft SE swell with a long period of 11 seconds (decent groundswell energy – 726 in the morning), but the wind is messing it up. Still, that long period means better-shaped waves at a reefy spot like The Groyne, though the crowd can be an issue at times.

Then we get a genuine highlight. Thursday morning (9th July) looks like the pick of the entire outlook. The wind drops to a gentle 9 mph cross-off from the south, giving clean lines. The swell is a solid 5ft from the SE with a sweet 11-second period and moderate energy (439). For an intermediate surfer, this is where you want to be. The combo of decent size, clean conditions, and that long-period groundswell hitting the reef should produce some fun, lined-up waves.

After that brief window, the outlook fades fast. Friday (10th) and Saturday (11th) see the swell drop back to knee-to-waist high and the wind gets messy. From Sunday 12th July onward, it's a proper flat spell. There's a gap of about eight days with virtually no surf to speak of – just tiny dribbles under 2ft and poor winds. The Groyne goes almost completely quiet from the 12th to the 18th, with the combined energy dropping to single or low double digits. That's a long, dull stretch.

So, to sum it up: Thursday morning (9th July) is your standout session with clean, chest-high surf and a glassy feel. Otherwise, it's a wait-and-watch situation.

Rusty.

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