Addington (South Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty stormy and messy for Addington, to be honest. There's plenty of energy moving through, but it's mostly coming with strong, onshore winds that are just gonna chop things up. The first week is looking like a write-off for the most part, so you might be better off doing some maintenance on your boards.

We start off Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th with solid, building swell – 6ft to 7ft – but it's coming from the ENE with a stiff onshore breeze. It's going to be poor, bumpy conditions with moderate wave energy (452-626). Not worth getting wet for. The swell direction is also not ideal for this spot.

Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th see the swell ease back to around 3ft, with the wind swinging more southerly, and while the conditions look cleaner, it’s small and the energy is weak (182-251). You might find a few crumbly ones but it’s not going to be great. Low expectations.

Sunday the 13th gets messy again. The morning looks clean and glassy with a long-period 6ft groundswell, but that’s quickly replaced in the afternoon by a lumpy 7ft ENE windswell. The wind is back on it. Monday the 14th is looking properly wild and blown out – 10ft to 12ft with gale-force onshore winds and strong to very strong wave energy (1131-1777). That’s an expert-only, out-of-control kind of day and definitely not for the faint-hearted or for beginners.

We get a bit of a break on Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th. The swell drops to a manageable 6ft, and the winds go light and variable with a bit of cross-shore energy. It looks cleaner but still a bit scrappy, with moderate energy (422-505). It might be worth a look if you're desperate, but it’s solidly in the "marginal" category.

Now, Thursday the 17th is where things start to get interesting. A fresh, offshore SSW wind is blowing, and we've got 8ft of south swell with a period of 9 seconds and strong energy (1041). That’s going to clean things up and should offer some proper, punchy waves. The rain might be a sprinkle, but that wind and swell combo means it's worth getting out there for the dawn patrol if you can handle a bit of size. This is the first real highlight of the forecast.

Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th are another letdown, though. The wind swings back onshore and we get a jumpy, cross-onshore 8ft mess with stormy energy readings (1437-2600). Not good.

Sunday the 20th, we see an improvement in conditions with a cleaner, cross-offshore SSW wind, and the swell settles to a solid 6ft to 6ft. It looks like the better part of the day, with moderate energy (562-748). This is a solid option for a Sunday surf.

But the real standout of this entire forecast is Monday the 21st of September. The conditions align perfectly. We have 7ft of south swell with a period of 9 seconds and moderate offshore winds, building to fresh offshore by the afternoon. The energy is strong (1226-1496) and the model is calling it "very good". This is the one to circle on the calendar. Big, clean, powerful waves are on the way. This is where you want to be.

The rest of the run from Tuesday the 22nd through Wednesday the 23rd looks poor again with lumpy cross-onshore winds and building swell, so not great.

Then, on the 24th of September we finish with a silver lining. We've got a 8ft NE swell that has light cross-offshore winds in the morning and goes completely glassy by the afternoon. Energy is strong (1076-1264) and it's another "very good" call. That Thursday afternoon looks like it could be absolutely perfect – clean, glassy, and with some size. A great way to round out the two weeks.

Overall, it’s a rocky road, but there are two windows that are worth your time: Monday the 21st and Thursday the 24th of September. The long-range stuff looks promising, but the near-term options are a mix of blown-out and weak. Hang in there.

Water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is about 1°F cooler than usual for this time of year. Nothing crazy, just a touch fresh.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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