The Well Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at the next couple of weeks at The Well.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a write-off. Friday the 3rd of July is a complete loss – 20 ft cross-onshore slop, huge combined energy (14909), and the water’s sitting at 59°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Not a single wave worth paddling for. Saturday the 4th is only marginally better, but still poor with onshore winds and messy, lumpy conditions. You’re better off staying home.

Now, things start to turn Sunday the 5th. We get a 16 ft SSW groundswell with a long 17-second period, and the wind goes light cross-shore. The combined energy is still pumping at 13529, and the wave comment says it’s marginal but the forecast score is high. This is a serious swell – over 8 ft, so it’s experts only. The SSW direction is right in the sweet spot for this reef. It’ll be powerful and will break with real shape, but at a beach break, that long period might make it a bit too straight. The Well is a reef, so it should handle it well. This is shaping up to be a standout.

Monday the 6th is a gem for the crew who can handle it. The swell drops to 8 ft, still clean from a light NNE offshore breeze in the morning. Crystal clean conditions. The combined energy is down to a more manageable 2746, but the wave comment says excellent for experienced surfers. Tuesday the 7th keeps that quality with a 7 ft SW groundswell and light offshore winds in the morning. Clean lines, no chop.

Here is your absolute pick of the window: Wednesday morning, 8th of July. We’ve got 12 ft of SW groundswell, a 18-second period – that is very long period, groundswell energy – the combined energy is surging at 7089, and the wind is a light, glassy cross-offshore from the east. The forecast score is the highest of the whole run. This is exceptional, expert-level surf. If you are charging, you do not miss this morning. The Well will be firing. The afternoon gets a bit lumpy with a sea breeze, so make it an early session.

Thursday 9th and Friday 10th settle back into the 7 ft to 8 ft range, with clean conditions thanks to offshore and cross-offshore breezes. Good, solid, fun waves for the better surfers. Consistency is there.

The second week gets more hit-and-miss. Saturday the 11th of July is smaller, around 5 ft to 5 ft, still clean but lacking punch. Then a pulse arrives Sunday the 12th afternoon: 13 ft from the WSW with a strong combined energy of 8364. That looks big, and with a NNW cross-offshore breeze, it could offer some big, clean waves for the brave. But the forecast is a bit less certain that far out.

Monday the 13th is huge – 21 ft from the SW. The combined energy is massive at 15368. The wind is cross-on, making it messy, and the forecast actually notes the swell may be too big even for this break. That’s a beast, and likely unsurfable for all but the most insane chargers. After that, the wind turns ugly from the south, with strong onshores and heavy rain through the 14th, 15th, and 16th of July. That stretch is completely blown out.

We finish the window on the 17th and 18th of July with 8 ft to 10 ft swell, but the wind is still onshore from the south, keeping things marginal and soft. The quality isn’t there.

So to sum it up: the first week is your window. The standout is Wednesday the 8th of July for the expert crew, and Sunday the 5th for the big-wave chargers. Get it while it’s clean. After that, the second week gets wild, then ugly.

Rusty.

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