Tip Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Tip Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are looking pretty average. The swell is there, but it's not the kind of quality that gets me stoked. We've got a couple of meters of swell on Thursday the 30th of July, coming from the SSW, but it's got a "marginal" tag on it. The wind is a moderate cross-offshore breeze, which is clean enough, but the overall energy is moderate (1254) and the conditions just don't seem to be lining up for a proper session. It's a bit of a grind.

Moving into Friday, the swell drops a touch, still from the south, and the wind stays cross-off. It's clean, but the energy is dropping (533) and the scores are low. It's just not happening. Saturday the 1st of August sees a shift, with a longer period SSE swell (12 seconds) coming in at 5 ft. The morning is glassy with a near-calm NNE breeze of 3 mph, which is a real treat for the surface. The energy is moderate (610), but the direction is cross-shore, and the conditions are still considered marginal. It's a tease.

Sunday the 2nd of August morning is the first real glimmer of hope. The swell drops to 4 ft from the SE, but the wind swings to a light NNW breeze, giving us a nice cross-offshore flow. The energy is still moderate (431), and the forecast says "expect good surf conditions." It's a small, clean morning session, but the crowd factor is "sometimes," so you might have a few mates out.

Then we hit a serious drought. From Monday the 3rd of August all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, it's a write-off. The swell is tiny, the wind is all over the place, and the scores are flat zeros. There's a pulse of 6 ft to 8 ft mid-week, but the period is short (7-8 seconds) and the wind is a fresh cross-offshore, making it choppy and messy. The energy is moderate (366-1339), but the quality is poor. Honestly, this stretch looks more suited to a kite than a paddle board.

Things start to stir again on Monday the 10th of August, but it's still marginal. The real standout, the one that's got me looking ahead, is the morning of Friday the 14th of August. That's over two weeks away, so take it with a grain of salt, but the forecast is promising. We're looking at a 5 ft swell from the east with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (545), and the wind is a near-calm NNW breeze at 3 mph, making it a glassy cross-offshore. The forecast says "expect very good surf conditions." For a exposed beach break like Tip Beach, that light wind and clean swell is the best we can hope for. It's the only real standout in the whole outlook, and it's a long way off.

There's a big gap in the middle of the outlook with no real surf to speak of, nearly a week of poor conditions. It's a tough run, but the forecast can always change.

Rusty.

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