Trigg Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's in store for Trigg Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Look, we've got a solid run of winter swell on the way, but it's a bit of a mixed bag with the wind. The water's sitting at 64°F, which is a bit nippier than normal for this time of year – about 3°F colder, so you'll want the thick rubber.

The first few days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. Friday the 31st kicks off with a clean-ish morning, but that 9 mph north cross-breeze will put a slight chop on the 6ft WSW groundswell. The afternoon turns worse as the wind swings NW and picks up, making it choppy. Saturday the 1st of August is no better, with a strong 16 mph south cross-breeze messing up the 8ft swell all day. We've got better options coming.

The first real standout window arrives on Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning sees a clean 7ft swell with a 16 mph cross-offshore from the ENE – it'll be a bit windy, but the lines will hold. The real gem is Sunday afternoon. The wind drops to a light 6 mph from the NE, still cross-off, and the swell settles to a beautiful 7ft from the WSW. That's your classic Trigg afternoon glass-off potential. It'll be clean and punchy for the experienced crew, and a top pick.

Then, Monday the 3rd of August morning is a dream. Glassy conditions, zero wind, a 5ft groundswell from the WSW. The period drops to 14 seconds, so it's still got plenty of push but won't be too straight. This is the morning to be out there before work. The afternoon gets a bit messy as the south wind picks up.

From Tuesday the 4th onwards, things get serious but sloppy. We see a big pulse of long-period, 18-second swell hitting 8ft on Tuesday, but the wind is from the WNW, putting a cross-on chop on it. It stays big and unruly through Wednesday the 5th, with the swell holding at 10ft. That's expert territory, but the wind is all wrong – cross-onshore and bumpy.

Thursday the 6th of August is a total washout – gale-force cross-onshore winds from the NW, lumpy and dangerous. Don't even bother.

Friday the 7th of August through the following week is a massive, sustained swell event, but it's mostly junk for Trigg. We're talking 13ft to 16ft swells. That's way too big for this beach-and-point setup, especially with onshore winds predicted for most of it. There is a brief window on Monday the 10th of August morning where the swell drops to a more manageable 6ft and the wind goes light from the south. Still, it's a cross-onshore, so it's only marginal.

Looking way out to Thursday the 13th of August morning, there's a clean moment with a 13ft WSW groundswell and a 9 mph NE cross-offshore. That's promising, but it's a long-range call and that size is strictly for experts. The following days just get blown out again.

So, to wrap it up: your absolute standouts are Sunday the 2nd of August afternoon and Monday the 3rd of August morning. Get in the water then, because the rest of the window is either too windy or too massive for a clean session at Trigg.

Rusty

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