Velzy Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

Right now, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. The first recommendation doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 14th of July, so there’s a real flat spell for over a week. From Saturday the 4th right through to Monday the 13th, the surf is tiny and messy. You’re looking at knee-high dribble at best, with a stiff cross-shore breeze from the ENE blowing at 15 to 19 mph most days, leaving the surface lumpy and chopped up. Not worth paddling out for.

Then, finally, on Tuesday the 14th of July, we get a flicker of life at Velzy Land (a reef setup). It’s still marginal, but this is the closest thing to a wave we’ve got. A long-period groundswell from the west-northwest rolls in at a period of 16 seconds—that’s proper energy, but it’s small, only 2 ft. The combined energy reading is 352, which is moderate, so there’s some push behind it. The wind swings around to an easterly cross-offshore at 12 mph, and the surface is actually clean. That’s the big positive here—clean conditions on a usually tricky reef. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.

Wednesday the 15th of July holds similar size and a clean look, with the wind staying light cross-off. Swell height hangs around 2 ft, period 15 seconds, energy at 267. Still very much a small-wave day, but for the patient surfer, there could be a few longer-period lines wrapping in. Crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, so you might have a bit of company.

After that, Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th drop off a touch. The swell dips back to 2 ft to 2 ft, the wind gets a bit more cross-shore, and the energy drops below 200. The clean window is closing.

So, if you’re hanging out for a wave, hold tight through the first week. The standout window is Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th of July. It’s not gonna be a classic, but with that long-period west-northwest swell and clean offshores, Velzy Land will offer the best chance of a slide all week. For beginners, 2 ft is fine—easy paddling—but that reef bottom means watch your feet. Experts will be after bigger lines, but there’s nothing over 8 ft in this outlook.

Stay patient, check back in a few days—forecasts can change.

— Rusty

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