Zepotonengo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s heading our way.

We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Zepotonengo, starting from Sunday the 5th of July. The water’s sitting at 31°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s nice. The overall pattern is a long stretch of consistent, clean, medium-sized SSW groundswell, with some real standout mornings for the experienced crew.

It kicks off Sunday afternoon with a 5ft SSW swell, period a long 16 seconds, giving us moderate wave energy (1177). But the wind’s cross-on from the SW at 9 mph, so it’s a bit choppy and only worth a paddle if you’re desperate to get wet. The real story starts Monday the 6th morning: glassy conditions, clear sky, and a 4ft SSW groundswell with a 16 second period. The energy jumps to 1487. That’s clean, groomed, and the kind of morning where you’ll be frothing. It’s good for experienced surfers. Monday afternoon gets a risk of storms and a cross-on wind, so morning is the time.

Tuesday the 7th morning is another glassy gem. Swell bumps up to 6ft from the SSW, period 18 seconds, and the energy is strong at 2084. That’s proper groundswell – long, powerful lines. It’s excellent for experienced surfers. The wind is light ESE at 3 mph, dead glass. Tuesday afternoon the wind turns onshore and it gets messy.

Wednesday the 8th morning is a stunner: dead calm, 6ft SSW swell, 16 second period, energy still solid at 1535. Another glassy session for the experienced crowd. Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th mornings also clean up nicely with glass or near-calm winds, swells dropping slightly to 4ft and 4ft, but still that lovely long 15 second period. Very good conditions.

Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th mornings continue the run: glassy, clear, 4ft SSW swell, 15 to 14 second periods, energy in the 600-700 range. Consistent and clean.

Then we hit a rough patch from Monday the 13th. The swell jumps to 8ft but it’s a messy short-period SE windswell at 7 seconds, and strong cross-shore winds of 22 mph. Energy is moderate (1166), but the quality is poor – lumpy, choppy, and not worth it.

Things settle down again from Tuesday the 14th through the rest of the forecast. Swell drops to 3ft to 4ft, mostly SSW, with longer periods returning (13 to 17 seconds). There are more clean, glassy or light-wind mornings on the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th of July. Nothing huge, but consistent, groomed little waves for a relaxed paddle.

The standout: Without question, Tuesday morning the 7th of July is the pick of the forecast. A 6ft SSW groundswell with an 18-second period, glassy conditions, and strong wave energy (2084). This is a session for the experienced – those long-period lines will be punchy and clean. The morning of Monday the 6th and Wednesday the 8th are close runners-up.

Keep in mind, this is a fairly consistent run, so even if you miss a peak, there’s another clean morning just a day or two away.

Rusty.

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