Wraps Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, mates. Rusty here. The camera’s on Wraps for the next 16 days, and I’ll be straight with yas – it’s a rough stretch. The whole period is a long, hard slog of onshore wind and poor conditions. There’s a big gap of nothing happening from the start, right through the 17th to the 29th of July, with wave heights bouncing around but never lining up with decent wind. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Let’s break it down. Through the 17th and 18th, we’ve got a chest-high swell, around 4 ft to 6 ft, from the ENE, but the wind is a cross-on mess from the ENE at 16 mph to 22 mph, so it’s all choppy and lumpy. Combined energy is moderate, between 163 and 386, but it’s just ugly. The 19th and 20th are onshore, with clean-looking skies but the wind is straight on from the ENE and NE, 16 mph, and the swell is 4 ft to 5 ft. It’s poor. The 21st through the 24th, the wind stays cross-on or onshore, and the swell is weak, under 4 ft, with one brief spike on the 23rd morning where the period jumps to 12 seconds, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, so it’s still no good. The 25th and 26th, the swell builds to 7 ft, with combined energy hitting 572 and 926, but the wind is onshore or cross-on, and the period is short, 7 to 8 seconds. On the 26th afternoon, the period suddenly jumps to 18 seconds, a very long groundswell, but the wind is a strong breeze from the ENE at 25 mph, straight onshore – it’s a washing machine, not a wave. The 27th continues with a 4 ft, long-period (15 to 16 second) swell from the east, but the wind is onshore from the NE at 19 mph. No good.

Things get a tiny bit interesting on the 28th, but it’s still not a standout. The 28th afternoon has a 8 ft swell from the ENE with a long period of 14 seconds – that’s a big, powerful groundswell. Combined energy is a massive 2149, which is strong. But the wind is onshore from the NNE at 16 mph. The 29th of July morning is the only real flicker of hope. The swell is 7 ft from the east, with a period of 13 seconds, combined energy of 1424, and the wind is onshore from the ENE at 12 mph. It’s a “marginal” call, a 1/10. The 30th is similar, with a 7 ft to 7 ft swell from the ENE, 12 second period, and cross-on to onshore wind. The 31st drops off, and the 1st of August, with a small 2 ft, 14-second period swell from the east, combined energy 325, but again, onshore wind at 16 mph.

Honestly, there’s nothing here to get excited about. The whole 16 days is a write-off. Every single entry is “poor surf conditions.” The break is exposed, so it gets everything, but the wind is relentless. For a beginner, the swell on the 28th and 29th goes over 7 ft, so it’s too big for that crowd anyway. With the onshore winds and short period most of the time, this setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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