Velzyland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Velzyland.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, if I’m honest, it’s pretty grim. The good news? There are a few mornings where the wind might line up nicely. The bad news? The swell is tiny and weak for the vast majority of this run. We’ve got a long dry spell with hardly anything worth paddling out for, but there is one session that stands out above the rest.

Let’s start with the best of it. Saturday, August 15th morning is your best bet. We’ve got a 3ft SSE swell with a 14-second period pushing in. The combined energy hits 499, which is moderate. Wind is light from the SSW, so it's cross-shore but light, which should keep it reasonably clean. It’s still not pumping, but it's the most we have on offer. Keep in mind the water temp is 73°, which is about average for this time of year. Crowds are possible here, so get in early.

The run up to that is pretty bleak. Wednesday, August 12th through Friday, August 14th all see small 3ft SSE swell with poor wind and marginal conditions. Nothing to get excited about.

Sunday, August 16th sees a bump in size to 5ft, but the period drops to a weak 7 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. That’s not going to be fun.

Monday, August 17th morning has the biggest swell of the whole outlook at 6ft from the east, but it's short-period windswell at 8 seconds, and the wind is cross-shore. It’s messy.

From Tuesday, August 19th through to the end of the month, it’s tiny. We’re talking 1ft to 2ft surf with moderate to fresh winds, so the quality just isn’t there. The combined energy drops to two-digit numbers (18 to 74) which tells you how weak it is.

There is a glimmer on Thursday, August 20th morning with glassy conditions from a light NW wind and a tiny 3ft east swell. It’ll be clean but small.

And again on Monday, August 24th morning and Tuesday, August 25th morning, we get clean conditions with a cross-offshore north wind and a 2ft SSE groundswell. The periods are long (13–16 seconds), which means longer waits between sets. That’s fine if you don’t mind sitting and waiting, but there’s not a lot of push.

Honestly, aside from Saturday the 15th, there’s no standout. The swell is just too small and the wind is too often on it or side-shore. If you’re a beginner, the 3ft on Saturday is fine, but anything over 5ft in this window (like the 6ft on Monday 17th) is choppy and more trouble than it’s worth.

This is one of those stretches where the forecasts might change, so keep an eye on it, but as it stands, I’d be looking at other plans.

Rusty.

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