The Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Alright, look, the next couple of weeks at The Spit are a bit of a mixed bag, and honestly, the first few days are pretty grim. The water temp is sitting right about average for this time of year, but that's where the good news starts and ends for a while.

We kick off on Saturday the 4th of July, and it's a write-off. Small, weak, and messy. You've got a 2 ft easterly swell with a short period, blown out by a cross-shore breeze. The wave energy is low (126), and it's just poor. The afternoon is even worse, with a chop on it. That continues straight through Sunday the 5th and Monday the 6th. The swell tries to pick up Monday afternoon to 6 ft, but it's a short-period SE windswell, and that fresh cross-shore wind is just ruining it. The energy is moderate (435), but the conditions are junk.

Tuesday the 7th is still a no-go. The swell is around 5 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is cross-shore, and the conditions are just not there. It's not worth the paddle out.

Now, here's where it gets interesting, but you have to be an expert. From Wednesday the 8th of July through to Friday the 10th, we get a big pulse of swell. The Spit is a beginner-friendly river mouth, but when it's pumping 8 ft from the SSE, it's a whole different beast. The wave energy is strong, hitting 2339 on Wednesday morning, and the wind is a clean cross-shore. The models are saying the wind and tide are favorable, but the swell is just too big for this break. This is strictly for the brave and experienced. That swell hangs around 8 ft on Thursday, dropping to 7 ft on Friday afternoon, but it's still too big for the average punter. The period is around 10-11 seconds, which is a solid groundswell.

After that big pulse, Friday the 10th morning and Saturday the 11th of July drop back down. The standout session is actually Saturday the 11th morning. The swell drops to 2 ft from the SE, but the wind swings light offshore from the SW. It's a clean, cross-off breeze, and the conditions are clean. It's small, but it's rideable. The wave energy is weak (128), but for a beginner, that's a safe little window.

Sunday the 12th of July morning is glassy. I mean, absolute glass with a 3 mph westerly. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the SE, and the energy is a weak 78. It's not going to get you barreled, but it's a nice morning for a paddle if you've got a foamie. The rest of that week is a drought. Monday the 13th through Tuesday the 14th is flat, clean, and tiny. The swell is 1 ft, and the wave energy drops to 26. You're just sunbaking.

There's a little pulse on Wednesday the 15th of July. Morning shows 4 ft from the SE with a clean cross-off breeze. The energy is moderate (313), but the conditions are clean. It's a marginal call, but it's the best looking session in the second week. Thursday the 16th is similar, 4 ft in the morning, clean, but again marginal. Friday the 17th of July morning has a bit more size at 6 ft from the SE, but the wind is cross-off and clean. The energy is moderate (528). It's a bit of a tease. It could be fun, but it's not a standout.

From Saturday the 18th onwards, it's back to small, weak, and poor. The wind goes cross-shore again, and we're back to 3 ft on the 19th.

So, for the whole 16-day window, the best on offer is the glassy morning on Sunday the 12th for a beginner session, and the clean but small window on Saturday the 11th morning. The big swell from Wednesday the 8th to the 10th is the most powerful surf, but it's only for experts. There's a gap of about 4 days from Sunday the 12th afternoon through to Tuesday the 14th where there's basically nothing. The set-up looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during the bigger, windier days.

Rusty.

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