Toes Over Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Toes Over over the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty flat and gloomy for a while. There’s a real gap here with no surf worth talking about from now until the 24th of July. The swell is tiny, the wind is on it, and the wave comment is just "poor surf conditions." It’s a tough start.

Now, come Friday the 24th of July, we finally see a little flicker of life. The swell height is only 2ft from the SSW, but the period is a long 24 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 572, and we get a light cross-onshore breeze. The report says "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions," so it’s not a total write-off, but you’ll have to work for it. This long period stuff at a beach break can be a bit too straight, mind.

The 25th of July is much the same story – 2ft from the SW with a 21-second period, moderate energy at 523, but the wind is on it again. Still just marginal.

Then the 26th and 27th of July stay in that same marginal zone. The 27th of July morning has a 3ft SSW swell, an 18-second period, and a reading of 607 for combined energy, which is the highest we’ve seen so far. But it’s a cross-onshore wind, so the surface won’t be perfect.

The 28th of July is probably the best of a pretty average bunch. Tuesday morning gives us a 3ft SSW swell, a 17-second period, and a combined energy of 544. The wind is a light cross-onshore, and the report actually gives it a score of 2 out of 10, which is the highest of the entire outlook. It’s still marginal, but it’s the closest we get to something rideable. The water temperature is 71°F, which is 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual.

After that, we drift back into poor surf conditions right through to the 31st of July, with a tiny bit of hope on the 1st of August. Saturday morning the 1st of August shows a 4ft swell from the S, with a 14-second period and moderate energy at 538. Still just marginal though.

Honestly, if you’re desperate, the 28th of July morning is the standout. It’s not great, but it’s the best we’ve got. The rest of the window is a write-off for a paddle. The last few days of the forecast into the 5th and 6th of August show the energy dropping into the weak range (76), so it’s a real dry spell. Sometimes it just goes like that here.

Rusty.

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