Aileen's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on the cards for Aileen's over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The first week and a half is looking pretty grim, with a real lack of any decent conditions. We're looking at a solid run of poor surf until things get a little more interesting later on. The water’s sitting at about 62.9° right now, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

For the first week, from Monday the 31st of August right through to the following Monday the 7th of September, it’s pretty much a write-off. Winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, choppy, lumpy, or just blown out. We do see some bigger swell arriving around Friday the 4th, with a 10.0ft swell from the west and a long 13-second period – that’s some serious groundswell energy (3165)! But the wind is a strong onshore breeze, so it’s just going to be a messy, dangerous beast. Too big for anyone but experts at that size, and the conditions won't do it any favours. It’s a pass.

The following week doesn't look much better. We get a couple of mornings with a clean-looking cross-offshore wind, like Tuesday the 8th of September morning, but the swell is short-period (8 seconds) and only 5.2ft, with moderate energy (339). It’s an improvement, but still not worth getting excited about. The real stand-out potential is buried way out there.

Looking way ahead to Monday the 15th of September, we have another pulse of that big west swell, 10.0ft with a 13-second period and a massive energy reading (3165). The morning has a cross-shore wind and a marginal score, so there’s a hint of a window. But that’s a long way off, so don't bank on it yet. The rest of that week continues with strong winds and messy surf. Honestly, there isn't one true standout session I can point to with any confidence. It’s a lean period for Aileen's.

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