Trespassers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s comin’ for Trespassers.

The next couple of weeks have a bit of a slow start, but there’s a real sweet spot midweek, and then it gets pretty disappointing for a long stretch. The first proper surf on offer is from Tuesday the 14th, but honestly, it’s marginal. A solid 7.2ft SSW groundswell is rolling in with a deep 16-second period, and the combined energy is a strong 3031 – that’s a lot of power in the water. But the wind is a cross-on SW breeze at 12 mph, makin’ things choppy. Water temp is 59.2°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, nothin’ weird here. This is a heavy, advanced reef break, so it’s not for the faint-hearted. The morning is a write-off, but by Tuesday afternoon, the wind drops to 9 mph and the swell is still 6.6ft – still cross-on, still a bit messy.

Wednesday the 15th is where it starts to get interesting. The morning sees a drop to 4.9ft, period 15 seconds, but the wind switches to a light N at 3 mph, which is cross-shore – still a bit of ripple. The afternoon is the real standout for the week. The swell sits at 4.6ft from the SW, period 14 seconds, and the wind goes glassy – WNW at 3 mph, dead calm. The combined energy is 857 – moderate – but the conditions are clean as a whistle. This is the best of the bunch for the near term. The water is still around 59.2°, normal for July.

Thursday the 16th has a clean morning with a NE cross-off breeze at 6 mph, swell 4.6ft, period 15 seconds. The afternoon gets a bit mixed with a cross-shore wind, but still surfable. Friday the 17th follows a similar pattern: clean mornings, a bit of texture in the afternoons. Swell holds around 4.3-4.6ft with a long 16-second period.

Then comes a big drop. From Saturday the 18th, the swell drops to 3ft or less, and the energy numbers fall into the 200-300 range – weak. The wind stays clean-ish at times, but the waves are just too small. This poor run keeps going for days. From the 19th to the 24th, it’s a real slog. The swell is barely 3ft, or less, with onshore and cross-shore winds in the 12-16 mph range, making it choppy and messy. The 21st (Tuesday) has a glassy morning with 3.6ft, but the period is short at 13 seconds, and the energy is low (363). It’s surfable, but not worth a special trip.

The 25th and 26th are a bit of a tease – clean, glassy conditions on the 25th afternoon with easterly wind at 0 mph, but the swell is only 2.6ft, period 13 seconds. Too small for this reef. After that, it gets even worse. From the 26th onwards, strong offshore winds (up to 25 mph), more rain, and tiny swell. The 27th has a 3.6ft SW swell but with a strong 28 mph onshore wind – that’s just a washing machine. The 28th is more of the same.

The last couple of days, the 29th (Wednesday), you get a bit of a reprieve. A 4.3ft WSW swell with a very short 7-8 second period rolls in, but the wind is glassy, and the energy is moderate (305-431). It’s clean, but the period is so short the waves will be lumpy and weak. Not a standout.

So, in a nutshell: grab Wednesday afternoon the 15th at Trespassers. That’s your best bet. The 4.6ft SW groundswell with glassy conditions is the cleanest you’ll get. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or both. There’s a solid gap from the 18th to the 24th where it’s pretty much a write-off, and then only marginal stuff after that. Long-range, the 29th could be a glassy morning session, but with that short period, temper your expectations.

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