The Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The Heads is our only option this period, so we're focusing all our attention there.

The forecast kicks off with a decent pulse of swell, and honestly, Tuesday (July 7th) is the standout of the whole window. We've got a solid 6ft swell rolling in from the SW, and get this – Tuesday afternoon goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That's a rare treat for The Heads, and those waves are going to be silky smooth. The combined energy is sitting at 1037 (moderate), so there's some proper push behind it.

Water temp is 63°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, no nasty surprises there.

Wednesday (July 8th) still has size at 7ft, but the wind switches to a cross-shore and then a cross-onshore mess. The energy jumps up (1891 and 2323), but the quality drops. Thursday (9th) through to the weekend sees the swell hang in there, big sets up to 10ft, but the wind is never really your friend. It stays cross or cross-on, and the wave comment flags marginal conditions. That's a lot of water moving (combined energy hits 3745 on Friday morning!), but without clean wind, it'll be a battle.

Friday afternoon (July 10th) is another glimmer – glassy again with 10ft of SSW swell. That's proper size though, over 8ft, so this is expert territory only. If you've got the skills and the gear, that's your session, but it’s a heavy one.

After that, the swell drops away steadily. By Sunday (July 12th) we're down around 4-5ft, and the energy drops to 764 (weak-moderate). The following week stays in that 3ft to 6ft range, with a few nice glassy mornings – like Tuesday morning (July 14th) with 5ft ESE swell and glass, and Friday morning (July 17th) with 4ft SW swell and glass – but nothing with the punch of that first Tuesday.

There's a nasty spell on Wednesday afternoon (July 15th) where we see 25 mph westerly winds and a score of zero. That'll be a total washout.

Looking further ahead, there's a promising window on Monday morning (July 20th) – 6ft WSW swell, glassy conditions, combined energy of 1129 (moderate). That looks clean and fun for intermediate surfers.

Then it fades into the weeds. The last few days (July 22nd) are tiny, with 2ft to 2ft and poor wind. The energy drops to 346 (weak). Not much to get excited about.

All in all, Tuesday afternoon (July 7th) and Friday afternoon (July 10th) are your true standouts. The Tuesday for its perfect glass and fun size, the Friday for its big, clean power for the brave. The rest is a mixed bag of average conditions.

Rusty.

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