Trearddur Bay (Holy Island) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what Trearddur Bay (Holy Island) has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off for any proper surfing. We're looking at a long, blank run with nothing worth paddling out for. The swell just isn't showing up, and when there is a tiny bump, the wind or period is all wrong. It’s one of those spells where you’re better off leaving the boards in the van and finding something else to do.

Monday morning, the 6th of July, we get a tiny 1 ft swell from the SSW, but it's only a 4-second period – that's pure wind chop, no shape to it at all. The wind is onshore from the SW at 6 mph, and the combined energy is a measly 10 (weak). Tuesday the 7th is hardly any better with a 2 ft swell from the NW, but the period is still a hopeless 4 seconds and there's cross-onshore wind. Wednesday the 8th is completely flat.

There's a period from the 9th through to the 17th where there are some clean conditions with light cross-offshore and offshore winds – which is frustrating because the swell is virtually non-existent. On the 13th and 14th of July, we see a tiny 0.3 ft swell from the south with a very long period (15-18 seconds). That kind of period groundswell has energy, but there's no height behind it. The combined energy is only in the range of 4 to 12 (weak), so it’s just not enough to break. The offshore winds from the NE are blowing beautifully clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

The best we see, relatively speaking, comes right at the tail end. On the 18th of July, swell picks up a touch to 3-3 ft from the NW with a 4-second period. The combined energy hits 35-43 (weak), but the wind is cross-onshore and it'll be choppy and messy. It’s still well under 3 ft, so not even a beginner's wave, and the short period means no power.

Sunday the 19th and Monday the 20th of July go back to a tiny 0.3 ft of south swell. Then on the 21st of July, Tuesday morning, we see the most promising-looking bump: 3 ft from the SW, 6-second period, clean cross-offshore NNW wind at 16 mph, and a combined energy of 63 (still weak). It's the only session that might offer a knee-high wave with a bit of slight shape, but the period is too short to hold up, and Trearddur Bay is an inconsistent spot anyway, needing a proper SW groundswell to work.

Given the size never gets over 3 ft for the whole 16 days, the “exposure” doesn’t really come into play, and the optimum SW direction never lines up with a decent swell. No standouts here, I’m afraid. It’s just not our time.

Stay patient, lads. It’ll come back around.

Rusty

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