Adraga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, folks, it's a tough one to call this time. I'm looking down the barrel of the next 16 days and honestly, it's a bit of a desert out there. We've got a solid 16-day window ahead, but it’s looking like we're in for a long, dry spell.

Right now, and for the next couple of weeks, the surf is just not cooperating. The wind is a persistent problem. It’s onshore or cross-onshore from the north for days on end, which is just messing everything up. The water temp at Adraga is sitting at about 68°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so you can't blame the water. The real story is the wind and the lack of any decent swell.

The first few days, from Monday the 31st of August right through to the end of the first week of September, are all "poor surf conditions" with the combined swell energy hovering between weak and moderate, around 62 to 504. The swell is mostly from the NW, but it's getting hammered by a fresh to strong breeze. It's going to be lumpy, choppy, and just not worth the paddle out.

We then roll into a long gap. From the 1st of September all the way through to the 13th, there's just nothing. Day after day of cross-onshore winds and weak, disorganized swell. The energy is low, the periods are short, and the conditions are just plain ugly. It's a solid stretch of nothing.

Now, there is a hint of a change. On Sunday the 13th of September, we see a slight shift. The wind is light from the SW, and the swell is from the west, but it's still only a marginal forecast. The combined swell energy is a modest 250. It's a glimmer, but not a green light.

The best of a bad bunch, if you can call it that, comes on the 13th of September morning. For Adraga, a beach and reef break that's exposed to the WNW, the swell is a weak 3 ft from the west, with a 9-second period. The wind is light from the SW, which is a cross-shore, and that's about as clean as it's going to get. It's a marginal surf situation, but it's the only thing that even gets a score of 1 out of 10. It's a long shot, and it's only for the truly dedicated.

The rest of the second week is more of the same. Onshore winds, weak swell, and poor conditions. It's not looking like we'll get any real quality until the very end of the period, and even then, it's a long shot.

So, my honest advice? If you're a kite surfer, the strong winds might make this period interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it's a write-off. The forecasts can change, but right now, there's nothing to get excited about. Hang tight, and maybe pull out the wax for a skateboard instead.

Rusty.

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