The Wash Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about The Wash Right. It's a reef setup, fairly consistent, and right now the water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 31°.

We’ve got a decent run of surf coming through. The standout window kicks off this Saturday morning, July 11th. The swell is a clean 4ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, giving it some nice energy (moderate energy at 650). The wind is glassy out of the ESE at just 3.1mph, so it’s going to be clean and smooth. This is the pick of the first week – expect very good surf conditions.

Saturday afternoon the swell bumps up a touch to 4ft from the same direction, and the period stretches to a solid 16 seconds, pushing the energy up (845). But the wind swings to a light cross-onshore, so it won’t be as clean as the morning session. Still worth a look.

Sunday morning, July 12th, stays similar with 4ft SSW swell, but the wind goes cross-shore, not ideal but manageable. The rest of the week gets messy. Monday through to the following Friday have a lot of stormy wind and poor-quality surf, with many days showing just marginal conditions. Wednesday the 15th sees a jump in size – 7ft – but it’s cross-shore with a moderate breeze and a cross-chop, making it a messy, expert-only affair. Thursday the 16th holds 7ft, same story.

Now, the real magic comes back on Saturday the 18th of July. Another glassy morning with 4ft swell, this time from the west, 11-second period, and that clean, smooth surface again. Expect very good surf. Sunday the 19th morning is also looking excellent for experienced surfers, with a 4ft SW swell and a 17-second period (energy at 1394). The wind is a gentle cross-offshore, keeping it clean.

The second week gets a bit wild. Wednesday the 22nd has a big 8ft to 10ft swell from the S/SSW. That’s expert territory. The wind is light, but the period is only 11 seconds, so it’s a big, powerful, but not super clean wave. Thursday the 23rd morning drops to 8ft from the SW with a cross-offshore wind, excellent for experienced surfers again.

Friday the 24th morning is smaller at 5ft, clean cross-offshore, a good option. But then Saturday the 25th morning looks like another sneaky glassy winner – 4ft SW swell with a long 19-second period. That’s very long-period groundswell, and for a reef like The Wash Right, that’s going to line up beautifully. Expect excellent conditions for experienced surfers.

So, the standout for the whole period is clearly this Saturday morning (July 11th) with that glassy, clean 4ft SSW swell. The other big mention is Saturday the 18th morning and Saturday the 25th morning – both glassy, both with clean, lined-up swell. For the big stuff, stick to the experts-only calls on the 22nd and 23rd.

Stay safe, and keep an eye on the sky.

Rusty.

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