13th Ave South Surfside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about 13th Ave South Surfside for the next couple of weeks. Honestly? It’s a bit of a bummer. The whole 16-day run is pretty flat and messy, so don’t get your hopes up for anything worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting around 84°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year – no surprises there.

Right from the start, Friday July 17 is a no-go. Tiny 0.7 ft ESE swell with a cross-onshore wind, just chop and no energy. That sets the tone. Saturday and Sunday are similar – swell builds a tiny bit but it’s all cross-onshore or cross-shore winds, lumpy, choppy, nothing you’d want to session. By Sunday afternoon the swell hits 4 ft from the south with a fresh cross-onshore breeze, making it a messy, blown-out mess. The combined energy is still low (83), so it’s not even got any grunt.

Monday July 20 morning shows a glimmer – clean conditions with a light cross-off wind and 3 ft swell, combined energy hitting 100. But that’s still weak, and it’s short-period (6 secs) windswell. Not exactly setting the world on fire. The afternoon goes back to choppy.

The middle of the week (21–22 July) sees a bit more size – up to 4 ft on Wednesday morning with 176 combined energy – but the wind is cross or cross-onshore, so it’s lumpy and ordinary. Still no good.

Then on Thursday July 23 morning, conditions clean up with a cross-off breeze and 2 ft swell, and the report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – that’s your best bet so far, but honestly it’s tiny and weak (energy 41). The afternoon goes glassy with 2 ft – pretty but completely flat. Same story Friday July 24 – small, cross-onshore, no thanks.

The following week stays poor. Saturday July 25 has 2 ft with a gentle cross-shore, not even worth a look. Sunday is a risk of thunderstorms and small swell. By Monday July 27 we get a glassy morning with 2 ft but only 26 energy – you could maybe body surf it? Tuesday July 28 morning actually shows 3 ft S swell, glassy conditions, and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” again – that’s the biggest clean window in the whole outlook, but it’s still weak (92 energy) and short period (6 secs). If you’re desperate, that’s the highlight, but it’s not exactly a standout.

After that it fades back to tiny, messy, mostly cross-shore winds through the end of July and into August. There’s no real run of good surf here – just a few fleeting moments of clean but tiny waves. The inconsistency is real; this spot rarely breaks properly in these conditions.

Bottom line: if you really need to get wet, maybe the Tuesday 28 July morning is your only real chance, but don’t expect much. Otherwise, you’re better off waiting for a proper swell. Forecasts can always change, but right now it’s a long, flat stretch.

Rusty.

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