Yo Yo's-The Wedge Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got Yo Yo’s-The Wedge on the radar, and it’s a solid run of southern hemi groundswell for the next couple of weeks. This is an advanced reef setup, so don’t be bringing the foamie – this is for the crew who know what they’re doing. It’s a very consistent spot, but the crowds are often around, so you’ll have to share the peak.

The water’s sitting at 79°, that’s bang on average for this time of year, so no surprise there.

Kicking off Friday afternoon, the 7th of August, we’ve got a clean 8 ft SSW swell with a 16-second period. That’s proper groundswell with moderate energy (3484). The wind is a cross-offshore SE breeze at 12 mph, which will keep the face tidy. It’s a good start, but the forecast flags it as marginal – maybe a tide issue.

Saturday morning the 8th holds similar: 8 ft SSW at 16 seconds, cross-off SE 12 mph, still clean. The energy is solid (3095). Saturday afternoon the wind picks up to 16 mph, and the swell drops a touch to 8 ft. It’s still rideable, but the quality takes a step back.

Sunday the 9th is a bit frustrating. The wind goes to 19 mph in the afternoon, bumping up the chop. The swell is 7 ft in the morning and 7 ft in the afternoon. It’s clean, but that wind is pushing it.

The real standout here, and I mean the one to circle on the calendar, is Monday the 10th of August. In the morning, the swell drops to 5 ft, but the period jumps to 19 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. The energy is moderate (3392). The wind is a light 12 mph cross-off. But it’s the afternoon that has me stoked: 10 ft SSW at 18 seconds, with combined energy (5340) – that’s moderate to strong power. The wind is still cross-off SE 12 mph. That’s a big, clean, powerful swell at a reef. The long period will make it bend perfectly around the reef, but it’ll be big – over 8 ft, so this is strictly for the experts.

Tuesday morning the 11th is still solid at 10 ft, but the wind goes cross-shore at 12 mph, which introduces a cross-chop. Not ideal. The afternoon cleans up again with a cross-off at 16 mph, but the swell drops to 8 ft.

Through the rest of the week, the swell pulses. Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th both see 10 ft again on Thursday morning, with energy right up at (5645) – that’s strong. The wind is consistent cross-off at 12 mph. That’s another big day for the experts.

The second week, from the 14th onward, the swell stays in the 7 ft to 8 ft range, with a slight shift to SW on the 18th and 19th. The wind is mostly cross-off at 12-16 mph, keeping it clean. The 19th of August has an 8 ft SW swell at 18 seconds, with solid energy (4306), but the morning shows a moderate cross-shore, so the afternoon will be cleaner.

This is a long, consistent run of groundswell for a spot that handles it. If you’re an advanced surfer, the best windows are the Monday 10th afternoon and the Thursday 13th morning. Big, clean, powerful SSW swell with cross-off winds. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty, signing off.

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