Udo Shrine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve gotta wait a bit for anything decent at Udo Shrine, but the second half of the outlook has some proper juice. The water’s about 83°, which is nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year.

The first surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Monday the 27th of July. The week before that is a total bust – from Monday the 20th through Sunday the 26th, the waves are tiny, mostly under 3ft, with combined energy readings between 86 and 161 – barely a pulse. The winds are light and glassy on a few mornings, but the swell is too small and short-period to do anything with. You’d be better off staying on the beach.

Come Monday the 27th, we get a proper south swell at 6ft, with a 13-second period – that’s real groundswell. The energy jumps to 1889, so there’s plenty of grunt. The morning is glassy with a light SSE breeze, so the waves will be clean and lined up. This is for experienced surfers only – 6ft is too big for the groms. The south direction lines up perfectly with what Udo Shrine likes, so the reef should be firing. It’s an inconsistent spot, so you’ll have lulls between sets, and expect crowds because it’s often busy.

Tuesday the 28th of July is the real standout. The morning serves up 8ft of south swell, still with a 14-second period, and combined energy of 2056. The wind is glassy from the ENE, so the surface will be perfect. This is big, powerful, and clean – only for the experts. The afternoon gets a cross-shore wind, but the morning is the one to chase.

Wednesday the 29th of July is still good – 4ft of SSW swell in the morning, glassy calm, and energy of 716. The swell drops, but the quality is high. The afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze. Thursday the 30th of July has a smaller 4ft south swell, still glassy in the morning, but the energy is down to 267. Fun, but not the best.

From Friday the 31st of July onward, it fades out. Onshore and cross-onshore winds move in, the swell drops under 3ft, and the energy falls to 46–100. The last few days into August 4th have a big bump – 10ft on the morning of August 3rd – but the period is short at 9 seconds, the wind is cross-onshore, and there’s a risk of thunderstorms. That’s blown-out and messy. Might be interesting for kite surfers, but for a surfer, it’s a hard pass.

The best of the outlook is the morning of Tuesday the 28th of July – 8ft south swell, glassy, groundswell, and the reef doing its thing. The Monday the 27th morning is also a beauty. Get in early.

Rusty.

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