Velzy Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, looking at the next couple of weeks for Velzy Land.

First thing you gotta know – the water is sitting at about 79°F which is pretty much spot on for this time of year, nothing wild there.

Right now and for the next several days, it’s a bit of a flat spell. We’re looking at a real quiet start. From Friday the 24th of July right through to the morning of Sunday the 27th, there’s basically nothing to ride. You’d be chasing shadows. The wind is blowing fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy and messy – not worth paddling out.

Then on Monday the 27th of July, we finally see some life – a 5ft swell rolls in from the NE, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bit weak and crumbly. The combined energy is moderate (261). Still, the wind is cross-shore and choppy, so it’s not going to be clean. Tuesday the 28th drops a bit to 4ft from the NNE with a 9-second period (moderate energy, 249), but again, the wind is cross to cross-onshore and choppy. Not the best.

By Wednesday the 29th of July, the swell drops right off – tiny 0.3ft from the SW with a super long 21-second period, but the combined energy is a weak 17. That’s a ghost swell. Onshore wind in the morning, light in the afternoon. Not really surfable.

Thursday the 30th of July offers a little clean-up – cross-offshore winds from the ESE, but the swell is only 1.0ft with a 18-second period, energy at 49. It’s clean, but tiny. Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st of August stay small, with clean conditions but only 1.0ft from the N. The energy is a weak 12-14. You’d be on a longboard, maybe a SUP.

Now, here’s the interesting part. There’s a gap with no real swell until we start seeing a bit of a pulse around the 4th of August. Tuesday the 4th of August has a 1.0ft swell from the W with a 14-second period – clean in the morning (33 energy), but small. Wednesday the 5th of August is the first time the notes say "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – a 1ft swell from the W, 13-second period, with light cross-offshore winds. Energy is 74. That’s the best looking window across the whole 16 days, but it’s still tiny. Thursday the 6th of August gets a little bump to 2ft from the W, 14-second period (116 energy), but the wind picks up again.

The real standout – if you can call it that – is Friday the 7th of August. The swell nudges up to 2ft from the W, period 12-13 seconds, and the combined energy hits 200-241. The wind is cross-offshore and clean. That’s the best wave quality in the whole outlook. Still small, but it’s the closest we get to a proper session. This is a reef break, very consistent, and it’s exposed to the NW swell direction. The guidance says the optimum swell direction is from the NW, so that W swell is a decent match. The place can get crowded sometimes, but given the size, it won’t be a circus.

Saturday the 8th of August drops back to 1ft from the WNW, 15-second period (166 energy), clean winds. It’s fading.

Overall, it’s a pretty lean 16 days. The best session is likely Friday the 7th of August at Velzy Land, with 2ft of clean, cross-offshore swell from the W. It’s not big, but it’s the cleanest and most consistent day in the whole run. The rest is flat or tiny. If you’re a beginner, the biggest swell only hits 5ft, but with short period and cross-wind, it’s not great for learning. Experts will be bored with the size most days.

Rusty signing off.

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