Turtles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a solid 16-day window shaping up, with the main action focused on Turtles. This is an advanced reef break that needs a SSW swell, and we’re getting exactly that. The water’s sitting at 75°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about on that front.

The first real opportunity kicks off on Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July. We’ve got a clean 4ft SW swell pushing in at 13 seconds, with a cross-off wind from the ESE at 19 mph. The energy is moderate (596), but the conditions are clean. It’s a bit of a warm-up, not the best of the window.

Thursday the 23rd is where it starts to get interesting. The morning sees a 5ft SW swell with a 16-second period, a fresh offshore wind from the E at 19 mph, and the energy jumps right up to 1281. This is a proper groundswell, and the offshore wind will have it looking clean. That afternoon, the wind swings to a moderate offshore from the ESE, still clean, but the swell holds.

Friday the 24th is a bit of a drop-off. The swell dips to 4ft, but the wind stays offshore and clean. It’s a fun day for a longboard or a fish, but not the standout.

Things go quiet over the weekend. Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are poor, with the wind turning onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell dropping below 3ft. Not worth paddling out.

Now, Monday the 27th shows a pulse of 5ft SW swell in the afternoon, but it’s a cross-shore wind, so it’s messy. The real gem is Tuesday the 28th. The morning brings a 5ft SW swell at 13 seconds with a clean, moderate offshore wind from the E at 12 mph. The energy is solid at 862. This is a good session.

But the absolute standout is Wednesday the 29th. The morning is glassy – dead calm, 3 mph wind from the NW, no wind at all. The swell is a clean 5ft from the SW with a 14-second period, and the energy is pumping at 1202. This is a top-tier session for experienced surfers. The afternoon goes onshore, but that morning window is pure magic.

Thursday the 30th has a clean 4ft WSW swell in the morning, and Friday the 31st brings a 5ft WSW swell in the morning with a gentle cross-off wind. Both are clean, but the energy is building.

Then we hit the first of August. Saturday the 1st is another glassy morning, this time with a 6ft SW swell and a 15-second period. The energy is massive at 1371. This is a big, clean swell, but at 6ft, it’s getting into the territory where it’s only for the crew who know what they’re doing. The afternoon goes onshore, so hit it early.

The first week of August keeps the energy high. Sunday the 2nd has a 5ft SW swell, Monday the 3rd is clean with a 5ft WSW swell, and Tuesday the 4th sees a 6ft WSW swell with a long 18-second period and energy up to 2149. That’s a serious groundswell.

Then, on Wednesday the 5th of August, we get a pulse that is for experts only. The morning shows a 10ft WSW swell with a 16-second period, and the energy is a massive 4893. This is a big, powerful, clean swell. That afternoon, the wind gets messy, but the morning is a heavy session. Thursday the 6th of August is still big, with a 10ft WSW swell in the morning, but the wind is fresh and cross-off, so it’s still clean, though the energy is still huge at 3110.

Overall, the best of the best is the glassy morning of Wednesday the 29th of July, with that 5ft clean swell. The second standout is the big, clean, glassy morning of Saturday the 1st of August. Both are prime windows.

Rusty.

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