The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The surf ahead is a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a solid pulse of swell early on, but the wind is going to be a real battle for the first few days. The real standout is a narrow window on Monday the 27th of July, when things finally clean up. After that, it’s a long, quiet stretch with very little on offer.

The Peak is the only game in town for this outlook. It’s a reef break, exposed to the west, and it needs a clean W swell to really shine. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing freaky there.

The first few days are a write-off, honestly. On Saturday the 25th, we’ve got a 6ft swell from the WNW, but with a 16 mph cross-onshore wind, it’s just a choppy mess. The combined energy is moderate (579), but the conditions are poor. Don’t get excited. Sunday the 26th is even worse – a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind with a 7ft swell (804 combined energy). That’s getting too big for beginners and the chop will be nasty.

Then we get our one true standout. Monday morning, the 27th of July. The swell drops to a clean 5ft from the west, with a 10-second period, and the wind swings to a light, cross-offshore breeze from the south at just 6 mph. The combined energy is still moderate (377), but the conditions are clean. This is the best on offer. The Peak will be peeling nicely, and the crowds are only a *sometimes* thing, so there’s a good chance of scoring some waves without a battle. The afternoon gets a bit messy again, so make the most of the morning.

Tuesday the 28th sees the swell dropping to 4ft, and the wind is okay but the energy is weak (189). It’s surfable but not a patch on Monday. Wednesday the 29th morning is a weird one – tiny 3ft swell with a glassy wind, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit fat and weak. The combined energy is only 137. It’s a grovel session.

From Thursday the 30th of July right through to the second week of August, it’s a long, flat spell. The swell drops below 3ft, and it’s mostly under 2ft with weak energy (often under 100). There’s a brief spike on the 6th of August (Thursday) with a 4ft swell from the WNW and glassy conditions, giving a combined energy of 169, but the period is a short 7 seconds. It’s a small, weak, fat wave. Not a standout. The rest of the second week is tiny and mostly blown out.

So, the bottom line is: Monday the 27th of July is the day. Hit The Peak early for the cleanest, most fun waves of the 16-day window. After that, the swell fades and so do the options.

Rusty.

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