Windansea Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what Windansea’s got for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s gonna be a lean spell. We’re looking at a long stretch of days where the surf is just not cooperating, so patience is the name of the game.

From the start on Saturday, July 4th, through to the middle of the week, it’s all pretty grim. Saturday afternoon kicks off with a tiny 2 ft SW swell, but it’s crossed up by a WNW wind, making for choppy, poor conditions. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is weak, only 376, and the score is a flat zero. Not worth paddling out. Sunday and Monday don’t get any better—still small, messy swell in the 2 ft to 3 ft range, with onshore wind keeping things crummy. Tuesday morning, July 7th, we see a tiny glimmer: the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the SW, period at 18 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell. But the guidance says it’s marginal at best, and with onshore wind from the west, the reef’s not gonna be clean. The energy is still moderate at 782, but it’s not worth getting excited about just yet.

Wednesday, July 8th, is a little better. Still small at 3 ft SW, but the wind drops to a light breeze (10 km/h) from the WSW, giving us a light cross-onshore. The morning has moderate energy of 891, and the wave comment says “light cross-onshore with small wind ripples.” It’s still marginal, but if you’re keen for a paddle, this might be your best shot in the first week. Thursday and Friday, July 9th and 10th, slide back into poor conditions with gentle cross-shore winds and the swell dropping to 3 ft. Not good.

Now, for the second week. We hit a real dead zone. From Saturday, July 11th, all the way through to Thursday, July 16th, the swell is tiny—1 ft to 3 ft—with weak energy (mostly 165 to 395) and onshore or cross-onshore wind. There’s nothing here, folks. On Wednesday, July 15th, the period jumps to 18 seconds on a tiny 2 ft SW swell, but that’s just a tease. The water’s still average, but the waves are nonexistent for surfing.

Then, on Saturday, July 18th, we get a small uptick. Swell builds to 2 ft from the SW, period at 17-18 seconds, and the energy bumps to 503 on Saturday morning. Wind is WNW at 15 km/h, onshore, so it’s not clean, but it’s “marginal” at best. Sunday, July 19th, morning has 2 ft from the S, period 18 seconds, and 552 energy, but again, light onshore wind. The afternoon shows 3 ft SSW, 16-second period, and 673 energy—still marginal.

The only standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday, July 8th morning. That 3 ft SW swell with light wind and moderate energy (891) is the cleanest window in the whole 16 days. But honestly, Windansea is a reef break that needs some push, and 3 ft is small. It’s a quiet session for the advanced crew, and crowds are often there (as per guidance), so you might have a few friends out. The optimum direction is SW, and the swell is right on that, but the period at 16 seconds is long enough to give it some shape. Just don’t expect barrels.

Otherwise, we’ve got a lot of dead days. From July 4th to July 7th is poor, July 9th to July 17th is mostly poor or marginal, and after that, it only slightly improves. This is a classic summer lull. For the second week, July 18th and 19th offer the only potential, but it’s still small and a bit wind-affected. Keep an eye on the forecast, because with consistency being “fairly consistent” for the break, it tends not to stay this sleepy for long.

Rusty out.

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