Two Ways Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of clean swell ahead for the next week, but the second half of the outlook gets a bit rough. Let’s break it down.

The first few days of July are looking sweet. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – not a wild anomaly, but definitely noticeable when you’re in the water.

We start on Thursday, July 9, with Two Ways seeing a clean 4ft SSW swell at 14 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, and with the wind barely a whisper out of the north-northwest, it’s glassy. Combined energy is a solid 750, so there’s plenty of juice. Expect super clean conditions. Friday, July 10, drops a little to 3ft and 3ft, but the wind is light and cross-offshore, keeping it tidy. Fairly consistent waves for an intermediate reef break.

Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, keep the 4ft to 5ft range going out of the south, with periods around 11-12 seconds. The cross-offshore wind holds, so it’s still good. Sunday afternoon actually sees a nice bump in energy to 601 with a 5ft south swell – very good surf.

Monday, July 13, through Wednesday, July 15, gets a bit bigger but the wind shifts onshore. The swell picks up to 5ft-5ft from the SSE, but with cross and cross-on winds, the surface gets choppy. The energy is strong (815-931), but the quality drops. This is more for the experienced crew who don’t mind a bit of chop.

Then, Thursday, July 16, is a standout. The wind goes glassy in the morning, with a clean 4ft SSW swell at 14 seconds. The energy is still strong at 787. This is the best session of the whole run – dead calm, clean lines, and a solid groundswell. If you can only paddle out once, this is it.

From Friday, July 17, onward, things get messy. The wind turns onshore and builds, with strong southerly gusts up to 16 mph. The swell mixes with short-period junk (8 seconds) and long-period groundswell that’s blown out. The energy is still there, but the wind kills it. By Sunday, July 19, it’s a mess with 2ft to 3ft onshore slop and the wind howling.

The final week, from July 20 to July 24, is a gap of poor to marginal surf. The wind stays onshore, and the swell is generally short-period or blown out. There’s a big energy spike on July 21 (1377) with a 20-second period SSW swell, but it’s coming straight into an onshore breeze. That’s kiteboarding territory, not paddle surfing.

So, the takeaway: get out Thursday, July 9, for the glassy start, and definitely don’t miss Thursday, July 16, for the best conditions of the whole outlook. The rest of the second week is a write-off unless you’re desperate.

Rusty.

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