38 Line Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about 38 Line.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. For the first couple of weeks, there’s just nothing doing. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and mostly cross or onshore winds. You’ll see a few glassy mornings, but with swell barely a whisper, it’s just flat. Don’t bother paddling out until we get past the middle of the month; it’s a solid 14-day gap with no real surf to speak of.

The only flicker of life shows up on Wednesday afternoon, July 23rd. We finally get a bit of a bump – a 5ft swell out of the southeast, with a period of 6 seconds. The energy jumps to a modest 289 (moderate), and what’s key here is the wind: glassy, dead calm. That’s the kind of clean surface you dream about. The swell is short-period, so the waves might be a bit crumbly and soft, but it will be rideable and clean. For a beginner or intermediate surfer wanting to get wet without a fight, this is your window. Keep in mind the swell direction is southeast, and this spot likes east swell best, so it won’t be perfect, but with glass like that, you take what you can get.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The energy drops off a cliff again, with more tiny waves and cross-shore chop. There’s a little more size around Tuesday and Wednesday, July 22nd and 23rd, with a 4ft to 6ft northeast swell building – but the wind is a messy cross-shore at 12 mph, and the ratings are still poor. That’s more of a choppy, blown-out mess than anything you’d want to surf.

Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, the only standout worth checking is that Wednesday afternoon glass-off. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s clean and small – perfect for a fun session if you’re not picky.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts. It won’t stay this way forever.

Rusty.

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