Airports Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board, let's talk about what's coming up for Airports. We’ve got a run of surf coming through, but it’s not all rewards without a bit of work.

Right off the bat, Thursday the 10th is looking like the standout session we've been waiting for. We’ve got a clean 3.6ft swell rolling in from the southwest with a long period of 21 seconds—that's proper groundswell energy. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about 1.8° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it's a touch balmy. And with glassy conditions and a light SSW breeze, the surface is going to be like a mirror. The energy reading is 2222 (moderate), which combined with the period, is going to produce some excellent, powerful lines on the reef. This is the one to circle; an intermediate-level wave that will be handling beautifully.

Friday the 11th gets a bit messy. The morning still has some juice with a 5.2ft cross-off swell from the SSW and a period of 19 seconds, but a NW wind at 12 mph is going to mess with the face a little. The afternoon, the swell bumps up to 7.2ft but the wind goes cross, making for a choppy surface. The combined energy is high (3325 and 3020 respectively), but it’s not going to be as clean as Thursday.

By the weekend, things start to flatten out and get a bit gnarly. Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th, the wind picks up from the W and WSW, blowing cross-on and onshore at 15-22 mph. The swell is disorganized, with short periods dropping to 8 seconds on Sunday. The energy levels drop off a cliff into the 800-1200 range, and the wave quality tanked. Sunday afternoon even has an onshore wind. This is a week of poor conditions, not worth paddling out.

The following week (Monday 14th to Tuesday 15th) is marginal at best. The swell remains around 3.3ft to 4.9ft from the SSW with a good period (14-16 seconds), but the onshore and cross-on winds are just going to hold it back. You might find the odd clean A-frame if the wind drops, but it's a gamble. The energy readings are moderate (1000-1400).

Wednesday the 16th is another one to have a check. The morning is light cross-on with a 5.2ft SSW swell, but the afternoon is the story. A 3.6ft swell with a 15-second period and glassy conditions from a SSW breeze is back. It's not the size of Thursday, but the energy (780) is low, meaning it'll be small, clean, and cruisey. Good for a longboard on a quiet afternoon.

From Thursday 17th through the start of the second week (up to the 25th), it’s a consistent pattern of marginal to poor surf. The swell hangs around from the SSE and SSW, but the wind is almost always bad—onshore or cross-on—and the period drops off notably into the 9 to 13 second range. The energy levels for many of these days are weak to moderate (e.g., 214 to 1517), and the forecast is dominated by "poor surf conditions" with frequent storms. By the 22nd and into the 25th, the swell is down to 2ft to 3.9ft, and it's just not worth the effort.

The one real standout is Thursday the 10th. Get on it.

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