Velzy Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for Velzy Land. This is a reef setup that’s very consistent and exposed, but it’s not going to do us any favors for a while.

The water temperature is sitting right on 80°, which is bang average for this time of year. Nothing unusual there.

The first few days are a write-off. We’re talking tiny, weak swell with poor surf conditions right through Monday the 19th of August. There’s no energy at all – the combined swell energy is barely hitting double digits, like 15 to 34, which is just pathetic. The wind is mostly cross-off, which is normally a bonus, but with waves barely reaching 1.0 ft it doesn’t matter.

We get a slight bump on Thursday the 20th, with 2 ft swell coming from the NE and NNE, but the period is a short and weak 6-7 seconds. The combined energy still sits around 40 – just weak. Still poor conditions.

Friday the 21st of August is the first time we get a score that isn't a total zero. The morning shows 2 ft from the NE with a 7-second period and light cross-off winds, making for clean surf. The combined energy is 44. It’s surfable, but “very ordinary” is the word. It’s not worth getting excited about.

After that, the swell drops back down to the 1.0 ft to 2 ft range for days. We get a bit of a spike on Saturday the 22nd afternoon, where the combined energy jumps to 117 from a 2 ft W swell with a 12-second period. That’s moderate energy, but the wave height is just too small to do anything with. Then Sunday and Monday the 23rd and 24th see winds pick up to a fresh 19 mph cross-shore, creating lumpy chop on top of tiny 2 ft to 3 ft swell.

The pattern continues all the way through to the end of August and into September. There’s a glimpse of longer period swell – 16 to 18 seconds from the SW and WNW around the 29th of August and 30th of August – but the wave heights are still only 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft. The combined energy on the 31st of August morning hits 133 from a 1 ft WNW swell with a 15-second period, which is moderate energy, but that’s a lot of period for no height. It will be clean with cross-off winds, but you’ll be floating more than surfing.

The honest truth is, there is no standout session in this entire 16-day window. Not one. It’s a long, flat run with only a couple of barely rideable moments. For a spot that usually holds swell, this is a tough stretch. If the wind keeps up like this and the swell stays tiny, this reef setup might actually look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. But for us, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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