Triangulo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Triangulo over the next fortnight and a bit.

Right off the bat, Thursday morning 2 July looks like your only real standout, and it’s a bit of a ripper. We’ve got a clean 5 ft SSW groundswell rolling in with a long 15-second period, and the wind’s a light cross-offshore from the SSE at 9 mph, so the surface will be glassy. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so it’ll feel like a tropical treat. The combined swell energy is pumping at 1370 (strong). This is a reef break, and with that long-period groundswell, the waves will have real shape and push, plus long lulls between sets making the paddle-out easier. It only breaks rarely though and is inconsistent, and it’s sheltered, so you need the right tide – but when it’s on, it’s on. Expect it to be too big for beginners at 5 ft. Crowds are often a thing here, so you might have company.

After that morning high, Thursday afternoon stays clean with the same 5 ft SSW swell and cross-off wind, but conditions become more marginal, likely due to tide. By Friday 3 July, the swell drops to 5 ft SSW at 14 seconds, but the wind turns cross-onshore and the combined energy drops to 975 (moderate) – the surf gets poor.

Saturday 4 July is smaller again at 4 ft SSW, with light cross-on winds and energy down to 844 (moderate), only marginal. Sunday 5 July sees a new 3 ft SW swell, but with a very long 20-second period and combined energy at 1341 (strong) – that long period will make it clean but maybe a bit straight at this reef break. The wind is cross-onshore in the morning, then cross-shore in the afternoon with clear skies. Still, the overall quality is only marginal.

Monday 6 July bumps back up to 5 ft SW at 17 seconds on the morning with offshore WSW wind at 6 mph, and the combined energy hits 1754 (very strong). This is a good window – offshore wind, solid swell – but it’s still only rated marginal, so something’s off (likely tide or break consistency). After that, the trend fades. From Tuesday 7 July through to the end of the forecast, we see a slow decline: swells hover between 3 ft and 5 ft, periods shorten into the 12-16 second range, and the combined energy drops to mostly two-digit or low three-digit numbers (weak to moderate). Winds stay mostly cross-shore or light cross-onshore, and nearly every session is marked as marginal or poor.

There’s a long gap from Friday 10 July right through to about Wednesday 15 July where nothing really offers any quality. On Wednesday 15 July morning, a tiny 2 ft SSW groundswell at 12 seconds shows up with a cross-off SSE breeze at 9 mph and energy at just 320 (weak) – surfable but very ordinary. Thursday 16 July brings a slight increase to 4 ft SW, but still only marginal.

Honestly, for this region, a blank run like this is more normal. Triangulo is an inconsistent, rarely-breaking reef that needs a lot of things to line up. The one bright spot is that Thursday 2 July morning window – if you can get on it, that’s the pick of the whole outlook. After that, you’re waiting a long time for anything decent.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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