Airports Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down. The next couple of weeks is a real story of two halves. The first week is pretty flat and junky, but hold on, because there’s a serious pulse of long-period swell coming that makes it all worth it.

Right now though, for the next few days, it's pretty grim. It’s small, weak, and all chopped up by cross-onshore winds. Thursday and Friday, we’re looking at 4-5 ft of SSW swell, but with a short period of 10-15 seconds and winds that are messing it up. The energy is weak, around 900. It’s not worth your time. The weekend is even smaller, dropping to 2-4 ft with the same onshore junk. The energy just dies. This whole stretch through Monday and Tuesday is a write-off. Save your energy.

Things start to shift mid-week on the 26th. The energy finally picks up a bit, even if the swell is still a moderate 4 ft. It’s still a little cross-shore, but you can feel something building. Thursday the 27th holds around 4-5 ft with energy over 1000, but it’s still a bit lumpy.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Friday afternoon the 28th. The wind drops out completely, leaving it glassy, and we have 3-4 ft of swell with a 13-second period. It’s clean and it’s rideable. But the real standout is Saturday afternoon the 29th. The swell jumps to 4.5 ft from the SSW, but the period stretches out to a very long 21 seconds. The energy doubles overnight to over 2000. This is a proper groundswell, the kind that makes Airports (a reef) absolutely sing. With light winds, this is going to be special.

Then it gets big on Sunday the 30th. The swell cranks up to a solid 8 ft from the SSW, with an 18-second period. The energy is massive, over 4000. This is a big, powerful swell and definitely for experts only. The wind is a bit onshore, so it won’t be perfect, but there is so much water moving that it’s going to be a serious session. This is the biggest of the whole run.

It backs off a bit on Monday the 31st, but it’s still a solid 6-7 ft with a 16-second period. Again, the wind swings around and makes it a bit bumpy, but there’s plenty of power. As we roll into the first days of September, it just fades. Tuesday still has 4.5-5 ft, but it’s getting weaker and wind-affected. By Wednesday, it’s dropping and poor. It fades through Thursday and Friday down to 3-4 ft. There’s a nice glassy moment on Friday afternoon the 4th for some clean little waves, a gentle way to end the run.

Final Call: The standout is Saturday afternoon the 29th. That 21-second groundswell with light winds is the perfect recipe for a reef break like Airports. The Sunday the 30th is bigger and heavier, but the onshore wind makes it a bit more of a battle. If you can handle the size, it’ll be an adrenaline rush, but the Saturday session is the one for clean power. Don’t waste your time this week, but definitely pencil in that weekend.

Keep it salty,

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