The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming for The Peak.

It’s a patchy run ahead. The next couple of weeks are mostly a write-off, so don’t get stoked too early. There’s a big stretch of nothing worthwhile for a long while, but if you’re patient, one session stands out.

The first bit of action worth paddling for is on Thursday afternoon, July 9th. The swell is tiny at 3 feet from the west, with a long period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak, only 126, so don’t expect much push. The wind is glassy from the WNW, so the surface will be clean, but the waves are just ordinary. The water is 63° Fahrenheit, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – about 6° above average.

Then it’s a long, dry spell. From Friday the 10th all the way through to Saturday the 18th, it’s nearly all poor surf. We get some small clean surf on the 12th, 13th, and 14th, but the wave heights are tiny – between 0.7 feet and 2 feet – and the energy is next to nothing. The wind is offshore or glassy on those days, but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s frustrating.

We finally see a pulse of bigger swell arriving around Sunday the 19th, with 4 to 5 feet from the WNW. The energy picks up to 276, which is moderate. But the wind is onshore and strong from the NW, so the waves will be blown out and messy. That trend continues through Monday the 20th, where the swell hits 6 feet and the energy is strong at 422, but cross-onshore winds ruin it. It stays lumpy and choppy right through to Thursday the 23rd.

Now, here’s the standout, and it’s a whole two weeks out. Friday morning, July 24th. The swell is a solid 4 feet from the west, with a 10-second period. The combined energy jumps to 360, which is good, strong wave energy. But the big news is the wind: it’s offshore from the SSE at 10 km/h. That means clean, lined-up waves. The surf break is a reef, which will hold that west swell perfectly, and the optimum direction is W, so this is exactly what we want. The peak will be working. Keep in mind this is a long-range call, so it’s promising but not locked in yet. Crowds are sometimes a problem here, so get out early if you can.

The afternoon on the 24th drops off with a cross-off shore wind that will bump it up.

So, to sum it up: mostly flat and poor, but if you can wait, the morning of Friday the 24th of July is your window.

Rusty.

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