Topaz Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at what we've got on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Topaz Street.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next eight or nine days are looking pretty lean. There's a serious lack of energy, and when you do get a tiny bump, the wind is mostly in the way. This is going to be a long stretch of waiting. The water temp though is sitting at a very unusual 70°, which is a massive 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won't need the thickest wetsuit.

Things start to show a glimmer of hope around Thursday morning, July 16th. We'll see a pulse of small 1ft SSW swell, but the wind finally goes light cross-offshore, so the surface should be clean. It's not going to set the world on fire, but if you're absolutely jonesing, you might be able to grab a few weak ones on a longboard. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting around (158).

The weekend after that is still pretty flat and average. We get a tiny bump to 2ft on Saturday the 18th, but the wind is cross-shore, which makes it a bit messy. There's a hint of a better pulse on the Sunday morning of the 19th with the same tiny swell and some light cross-shore wind, but it's still just marginal. Energy picks up a bit to (340) on the Sunday morning, but it’s still not what we’d call good.

The real standout, as far as this whole window goes, is looking like the morning of Tuesday, July 22nd. We've got a 2ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a light offshore from the SE. That's a winning combo for Topaz Street. The conditions should be clean and the wave energy is moderate at (212). It's still not huge, but it's the best looking session of the whole run, so mark that one in your diary if you're keen.

After that, we get a bit more energy towards the end of the month, but the wind direction seems to turn onshore. We're looking at a larger swell hitting around Friday the 24th, with heights up to 4ft, but it's coming with a strong onshore W wind. That's a total write-off.

The very end of the period has another promising-looking window on Tuesday, July 28th. That morning, there's a 2ft SW swell with a light cross-offshore from the SSE again. The wave energy is moderate (297) and it should be clean. It’s worth a look, but it's a long way out, so we'll see how the forecast firms up.

Honestly, this is a tough run at Topaz Street. There's just no consistent swell with the right wind. Stick to the two clean mornings – the 22nd of July and the 28th of July – as your best bets.

- Rusty

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