Vredenberg Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let's get stuck into what the next couple of weeks look like for this spot. It's a bit of a mixed bag with a solid run of fun waves, but also some absolute monsters to watch out for.

The outlook kicks off pretty flat and frustrating. Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th of July are a write-off with weak, messy, and marginal waves. The energy is just not there. We get a bit of a tease on Sunday morning the 5th, though it’s glassy off a light northwesterly, with clean 3ft SW swell. That’s a nice window for a beginner or a longboard.

The real standout of the first week is the Tuesday morning session on the 7th of July. We’re looking at a clean 6ft SW groundswell with a 12-second period and a cross-off wind. That’s a proper point-break combo – the longer period will wrap nicely around Vredenberg Point, giving smooth, lined-up rides. The combined energy is moderate (1197), but the conditions are described as excellent for experienced surfers. It's got that rare harmony of size and clean wind. Expecting some company as crowds are listed as "sometimes".

Now, for the second week, things get a lot more serious. A huge pulse of swell rolls in. On Wednesday the 8th, we're looking at a 10ft SW swell with strong energy (3034). This is expert territory only. The break will be fringing on too big and the cross-shores will chop it up. This pattern of massive, powerful SW swell continues right through until the 10th, with Thursday the 9th seeing similar size (10ft) and strong energy (3313). The water temp is about average for this time of year.

The big pulse holds into the 11th. The morning of Saturday the 11th has a clean 7ft SSW swell (1414 energy) with cross-off winds, which is another solid option for experienced surfers. But the truly special window late in the run is Sunday the 12th of July. The morning shows a 5ft swell but with a very long 16-second period and clean cross-off winds. That is a long, loping groundswell. The energy (1534) is solid, but that period gives the wave so much push and shape. Conditions remain clean with a moderate breeze.

After that, the wave heights drop off into smaller, choppier conditions from the 13th, with poor surf and onshore winds into the 14th. Then, it's party waves again but for big-wave chargers only – on the 15th to the 17th we see massive 13ft to 15ft SW swells with extreme energy (up to 8348). That’s only for the absolute nutters. By the 18th though, the swell settles back down to a much more manageable 6ft with glassy conditions on the Saturday morning, which would be a fantastic, clean end to the run.

So, my call: for the intermediate crew, get on the Tuesday the 7th morning. For the experienced crew who love a long, drawn-out ride, the Sunday the 12th morning is as good as it gets out of this whole period. Keep an eye on that long-period groundswell.

Catch you in the water.
Rusty

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