The Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about The Peak over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a quiet spell, and we need to be real about it.

First off, the water temp is sitting at 63°F, which is nearly 6° warmer than the average for this time of year – that’s a big anomaly, makes it feel like a different season, but the surf just isn’t following suit.

The only spot in the guide is The Peak, a reef break that’s fairly consistent and open to west-northwest swells. The swell direction that works best here is from the west.

Let’s start with Tuesday afternoon (7th July). A 4ft W swell with a 9-second period, but the WNW wind is blowing cross-onshore at 20 mph, leaving it choppy. The combined energy is moderate at 225. Not worth paddling out.

Wednesday morning (8th July) is where we get a real chance. The wind goes glassy – WSW at 5 mph – with a 3ft W swell, still holding a 9-second period. The energy is moderate (168). It’s surfable but ordinary, but that glassy wind is a massive positive. You could get some clean little walls.

From there, it fades fast. Wednesday afternoon the swell drops to 3ft, and Thursday through the weekend the waves are tiny and weak. By Sunday 12th July, you’re looking at a 1ft swell with a clean offshore ESE breeze at 15 mph, but there’s no power in it. The period is only 8 seconds, and the energy is in the teens – really weak.

Monday afternoon (13th July) sees a 1ft swell but with a 13-second period – that’s a long period groundswell, which should suit a reef like The Peak for better shape, but the combined energy is only 41. It’s clean, but too small.

The next real pulse hits on Wednesday 22nd July. The morning brings a 5ft W swell with a 9-second period, and the energy jumps to 311 – that’s solid. But the cross-onshore wind is a fresh 35 mph, turning it messy. By the afternoon it’s 5ft with a 40 mph cross-onshore. That’s a lot of wind and lumpy water. This setup would be more fun for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The size is over 5ft, so it’s for experienced surfers only.

So, the one genuine highlight in this whole stretch is Wednesday morning (8th July) for a glassy, small wave. The late pulse on the 22nd has size but gets wrecked by the wind. It’s a long, quiet run in between.

Rusty.

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