Tuckers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the outlook for Tuckers is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf and often messy conditions. There’s not a single day in the next 16 that I’d call a standout, and the first week in particular is a real struggle. The first session worth mentioning is this Friday afternoon, July 10th, with a tiny 1ft SE swell – that’s barely a ripple. The water temp is sitting at 82°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The pattern stays pretty flat and frustrated through the weekend and into the start of the next week. The combined energy of the swells is weak, often under 100 (38 to 56), so don’t expect any push. Winds are mostly cross-off from the west, but a lot of those days are accompanied by a risk of thunderstorms or just a fresh breeze that keeps things from getting clean. The swell is short period, around 9 seconds, so it’s just small, local windswell.

There’s a slight bump around Monday afternoon, July 13th, when the swell jumps to 5ft from the NNE, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the combined energy jumps to 347 (moderate). The problem? The forecast still calls it “poor surf conditions.” The wind is cross-off, so it might be clean, but that short-period swell with a moderate energy isn’t going to give you much shape. For a point break like Tuckers, which is exposed to ESE swell, that NNE direction is also not ideal.

Wednesday, July 15th, could be a quiet session with lighter winds, but the swell is back down to 3ft from the ENE, and the energy is weak (93). It’s a gentle breeze, but the swell is tiny and short period (7 seconds). Not really worth getting excited about.

The second week doesn’t offer any redemption. The swell direction swings around to the SW and SE, but the heights stay small, mostly under 3ft, and the winds turn cross-onshore or onshore from the south, chopping things up. The combined energy values are weak, rarely breaking 100. Even the larger swells around July 24th and 25th, with heights up to 5ft from the ESE, are still paired with moderate cross-onshore winds and a short period (6 seconds), so the surf is going to be lumpy and poor.

Bottom line: there’s no real stand-out session here. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for paddle surfing at Tuckers. For a point break that needs a decent swell and the right direction, this is a flat spell. If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger winds later in the period might offer something, but for the rest of us, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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