Two Ways Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Okay, surf’s up, or at least it’s gonna try to be. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks for your local stretch.

The next week and a half is lookin’ pretty average, to be honest. We got a lot of onshore and cross-onshore wind messing up what could be some decent swell. The first real opportunity doesn't show up until Tuesday the 11th. Before that, from Wednesday the 5th through Monday the 10th, it’s a whole lot of chop and junky conditions. Swell will be in the 3ft to 6ft range, but that cross-on breeze just kills it. We're talkin’ moderate wave energy in the 800 to 1300 bracket, but it ain't gonna be clean. You’d be fighting it more than surfing it.

Now, the first standout is that Tuesday morning, August 11th. We finally get a shift in the wind to a light cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph. The swell eases slightly to 6ft from the SSE with an 11-second period, and the energy is right there at 1305. It’s still a bit of a handful, but it’s clean. This is the first time it looks like a proper surf, not just a bumpy mess. The wind holds for Wednesday the 12th too, but it breezes up a touch to 9-12 mph. Still clean, but the Tuesday morning is the pick of that bunch.

Then the swell drops back and we get into a few days of smaller, more inconsistent waves from the SE. The wind tries to clean up again on the 14th, but the energy is just not there compared to earlier in the week.

Now, hold on to your board, because things get interesting again on Tuesday, August 18th. The energy levels jump way up to 2611, and we’re looking at a solid 6ft to 6.5ft of south swell. That’s a significant pulse of energy. The period is a long 18 seconds, which means it's a proper groundswell. The catch is the wind is gonna be straight onshore, so it’s going to be a mess. This is gonna be a big, powerful, and lumpy wave. For a reef setup like this, that’s a lot of water moving. Not one for the faint of heart.

The real standout of this whole period is the morning after, on Wednesday, August 19th. The swell backs down a touch to 6ft, but look at that wind: glass. Three mph and glassy. The period is still a very long 16 seconds, and the energy is a strong 1701. This is the one. It’s still a solid size, over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners, but for the experienced crew, this is going to be a proper session. The long period and that size on a reef means lined-up, powerful waves. The only downside is that long period might make it a bit straight at a beach break, but on a reef like Two Ways, it should be excellent.

This is the one I’d be circling on the calendar. It’s a week and a half out, so don’t hold me to it, but the ingredients are all there. The previous Tuesday’s bigger swell looks like a washout, so this Wednesday morning is the real deal.

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