Tices Sholls Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the long-range look at the surf for Tices Sholls. Let’s be straight with you – this stretch of ocean is looking pretty flat and underwhelming for the next couple of weeks. There’s no real juice on the table.

We kick off on Monday, 6th July with tiny, weak waves. Swell is a pathetic 1 ft from the southeast, and with a cross-onshore breeze, it’s poor. The combined energy is only 39, which is weak. Nothing to get wet for.

Through Tuesday (7th July) and Wednesday (8th July), we get a bump up in size, but it’s all short-period, messy windswell. Tuesday morning hits 4 ft from the ENE, but it’s cross-shore and lumpy with 16 mph winds. Combined energy reaches 140, which is moderate, but the quality is just poor. The next two days are the same story – poor conditions, cross-shore winds, and a chop that will have you shaking your head.

Thursday (9th July) is even smaller, back to 1 ft and 2 ft, with strong cross-shore winds up to 19 mph. Forget it.

Finally, on Friday morning (10th July), we get a tiny glimmer. The swell is only 2 ft from the south, but the wind goes light cross-offshore from the southwest. The waves are surfable but very ordinary. Combined energy is a weak 52. It’s clean, but don’t expect much.

After that, it’s a long run of nothing. From Saturday (11th July) all the way through to the end of the 16-day period, we’ve got a massive gap of poor to non-existent surf. Waves stay below 3 ft for the most part, with onshore or cross-shore winds. On Sunday, 19th July, the swell does push up to 6 ft from the south, but with 19 mph cross-onshore winds and a combined energy of 230, it’s going to be a wind-blown mess – more of a kitesurfing setup than a paddle session.

Even the glassy morning on Friday, 17th July, only has 1.0 ft of swell. Combined energy is just 8. It’s glassy, but there’s nothing to ride.

The best on offer? Honestly, the only half-decent window is the Friday morning (10th July) at Tices Sholls. It’s a sandbar break that’s exposed to the swell, but with only 2 ft of south swell, you’ll need a log or a fish. The light cross-offshore wind will keep it clean, and crowd numbers are “sometimes” which means you might find a few others out but nothing crazy. Just keep your expectations low.

Water temperature is about average for this time of year. Nothing unusual to report there.

The bottom line: we’re in a flat spell. Tices Sholls is not on. Forecasts can change though, so don’t write it off completely, but for now, save the wax.

Rusty.

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