Velzyland Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next couple of weeks at Velzyland.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s gonna be a tough stretch. The first recommendation doesn’t even pop up until next Monday, the 12th, and even that’s a marginal call. Before that, we’ve got a few days of poor surf and messy winds. The swell is tiny—around 1.3ft—with a cross-shore breeze, and the energy is weak (105). It’s just not worth paddling out for.

We’ll see a slight bump in size on Tuesday the 11th, but it’s still poor with onshore winds and a cross-chop. The energy picks up a bit (375), but the conditions are just rubbish.

The first real chance comes early on Wednesday the 12th. It’s still only around 2.6ft, and the tide might be being a prick, but the wind is lighter. It’s a marginal call, but it’s the first thing that’s even close to surfable. Thursday the 13th has a bit more of the same, with a cleaner cross-offshore in the morning, but the energy is still moderate (255).

Then, we get our first true standout. Friday morning, the 14th of August. The wind goes glassy, the swell is still a modest 2.6ft from the SSE, but the energy jumps to a solid 309. The water temp is 73.9°, which is about normal for this time of year. This is the cleanest window we’ve seen all week. It’ll be small, but clean and fun on the reef. It’ll be a bit of a dog paddle, but the sets will be worth it.

After that, it’s a rough few days. Saturday and Sunday are blown out with fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy chop. The swell stays around 2.3-2.9ft, but the wind just kills it. By Monday the 17th, the swell drops right off, and we’re looking at weak, short-period junk. The energy is down there below 100 (70). This is a proper flat spell.

The end of the week, around the 20th and 21st, brings in a bigger pulse of swell. We’re looking at 6.2ft on Thursday morning the 20th, but the period is short and the winds are not cooperating. It’s a lot of energy (720) but it’s going to be a messy, cross-onshore mess. Not one for the casual surfer; that’s pushing into expert-only territory with that size and chop.

The real promise is on Friday the 21st. The swell is dropping a bit, but it holds at 3.9ft, and the period is a proper 16 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, and the energy is cranking (951). This is the second standout. The morning might be a bit cross, but that long period means real power. Velzyland is a reef, so it’ll handle that long-period swell better than a beach break. If the winds clean up even a little, this could be the pick of the fortnight. The following Saturday the 22nd has similar size and period, but the winds are onshore again in the afternoon.

After that, we’re back to a smaller, shorter-period easterly swell. It’s not really doing much for the spot. The last few days of the forecast see the swell backing off to nothing.

So, the two windows to point the car at: Friday morning, the 14th, for the clean small waves, and Friday the 21st for the bigger, long-period groundswell. The 21st is a week out, so don’t book the time off work just yet, but it’s got the most potential.

The rest is a write-off, honestly. The winds are mostly cross or onshore, and the swell is either too small or too messy. It’s one of those stretches where you might be better off checking the kite forecast, because some of those afternoons are going to be more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers.

There are a few gaps of several days with no recommendations, so don’t get your hopes up for a quick fix. It’s a waiting game.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the 21st, and I’ll see you in the water.

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