Trespassers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Trespassers.

Right off the bat, it’s a bit of a slow start. The first few days are on the small side, but the real standout is hiding in the second week.

We kick off on Wednesday morning, July 15, with a clean 4.9ft SSW swell, but the wind is a light cross-shore, so it’s not glassy. The water temp is sitting around 59.4°, which is bang on average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. The energy is moderate (1001). Not a total write-off, but it’s marginal.

Thursday morning, July 16, looks a bit better. The swell drops slightly to 4.6ft, still from the SSW, but we get a clean cross-off breeze. It’s small, but the conditions are clean. The swell period is 15 seconds, so that’s a nice long groundswell, which usually means better shaped waves and longer waits between sets. The energy is moderate (807). This is the pick of the early days.

Friday morning, July 17, is similar – 4.3ft SSW with a clean cross-off breeze. Again, small but clean. Saturday morning, July 18, the swell drops to 2.9ft, and it’s clean, but honestly, it’s getting small. The rest of that weekend and into the early part of the following week is a write-off – poor winds, chop, and dropping swell. There’s a gap of a few days with nothing worth paddling out for.

Then things get interesting. On Thursday, July 23, the swell picks up to 5.6ft from the SW, but the wind is a messy cross-on from the WSW, so it’s choppy and ugly. The energy is strong (1416). Not the day for it.

But the real standout is Friday, July 24. That morning we get a solid 6.9ft SSW swell, with a 17-second period – that’s a very long groundswell, packing serious energy (2404). The wind is light and cross-off from the SE, so the surf should be clean and lined up. This is the best on offer in the whole outlook. At 6.9ft, it’s pushing into expert territory, so it’s not for the beginners. This is a reef break, and with that long period, it should handle the energy well. The crowds at Trespassers are sometimes a factor, so expect a few other keen surfers out there.

After that, it fades again. Saturday morning, July 25, drops to 4.6ft with cross-on wind, and from there it’s back to small, windy, and poor conditions through the end of the month.

So, the call is clear: hold out for Friday, July 24. That’s the one.

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