Agate and Pearl Street Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, settle in. Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up at Agate and Pearl Street.

The overall pattern is a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. We've got a decent pulse of long-period groundswell lining up for the first weekend, but it gets a bit messy after that. The water is a balmy 75°, and that's a whopping 7° warmer than average for this time of year, which is very unusual. You'll be in boardshorts.

The standout session is definitely Sunday, September 6th. That morning, the wind is light and offshore from the NE, setting up Agate and Pearl Street (a reef break) to be clean as a whistle. The swell is a solid 5 ft from the S, with a period of 14 seconds and a combined energy of 1063 (moderate wave energy). That's proper groundswell, and it's going to wrap in nicely here. This is the one to circle. The size is just right for experienced surfers, and the conditions are labelled excellent. Afternoon on the same day sees a bit of a shift – the wind goes light cross-shore from the NNW, and the swell bumps up to 6 ft. The energy is even higher at 1160, but it's not as clean as the morning glass-off. Still, it's a solid day.

The forecast for the rest of the week is a bit of a letdown. Monday the 7th has a bigger swell, 6 ft to 6 ft from the SSW, but the wind is cross-onshore and picks up to 12 mph, chopping things up. The energy is high, 1228 to 1330, but it's not worth paddling out in that mess. By Tuesday the 8th, the swell drops back to 3 ft to 5 ft, and the wind remains cross-onshore, so it's a no-go.

After that, the surf just fades away. We're looking at a long stretch of marginal to poor conditions. From Wednesday the 9th right through to Saturday the 19th of September, the swell is small, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. There's a brief tickle of moderate energy around 629 on the 10th, with a 17-second period from the SW, but the swell heights are only 3 ft, and the wind is cross-shore, so it's not going to be doing much. The long period means the sets will be spaced out, but there just isn't enough size to get excited about. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer during this period.

The second week is a write-off. The swell is tiny, the energy is low, and the wind is poor. A few days see a very long period, like 22 seconds on the 17th, but it's only 1 ft of swell. Not worth a second look. Stick with that Sunday morning, September 6th. That's your best bet.

Rusty

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