Aisling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s break down what’s cookin’ at Aisling’s Beach over the next couple weeks. Straight-up – it’s a bleak run. This is a beach and point break, exposed to swell, but the whole 16-day window is mostly junk. There’s a huge hole of poor conditions right from the start, and hardly anything worth paddling out for until the very tail end. The first week is especially dead – lots of tiny, weak, onshore slop. The only glimmer of hope comes right at the end of the forecast, and even that’s a bit of a maybe.

Water temp is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual.

Saturday 12th September – Forget it. Tiny 2ft SSE swell with weak energy (99–106), and the wind is on it. Just ugly.

Sunday 13th – Same story. Droppin’ to 1ft SSE, energy down to 59. Onshore breeze again. Not a ripple worth chasin’.

Monday 14th – Some clouds, a bit more height at 3ft NE, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the wind is onshore. The afternoon sees a bit more push to 4ft NE with a cross-shore wind, but overall energy is weak (91–121) and the wave comment says it all: poor.

Tuesday 15th – Offshore wind shows up from the SSW, which is good for cleanness, but the swell is only 2ft NE with 7 seconds. The energy is pathetic (46–48). Clean but tiny.

Wednesday 16th – The morning is a total dud: 0.3ft E swell. But the afternoon throws a curveball – a 6ft S swell rumbles in with 10 seconds and moderate energy (554). The wind is cross-off from the SSW, so it’s clean. This is the first real pulse, but the wave quality is only marginal – a bit messy for the beach/point setup. Still, it’s the best-lookin’ session in the first week.

Thursday 17th – Another decent option. The morning is clean with gentle offshore SW wind and a 4ft SSE swell (185 energy). The afternoon bumps up to 6ft S swell (581 energy) with a light cross-shore from the SE. The waves are there but the conditions are ordinary. If you’re desperate, you’ll get a few.

Friday 18th through Sunday 27th – This is where it all falls apart. From Friday 18th right through to Saturday 26th, it’s almost all onshore wind, tiny swells (0.3ft to 4ft), and periods are either short or just weirdly long with no energy. The combined energy rarely cracks triple digits. There’s a patch of glassy conditions on the morning of Thursday 24th with a 2ft NE, but it’s barely surfable – ordinary. Then on Saturday 26th it’s all onshore again with 4–6ft ESE swell, but the wind is straight onshore and the energy gets pumped up (220–590) – but it’s messy and blown-out. More of a kiter’s setup than a surfer’s.

The standout – The best call of the whole outlook is Sunday 27th September morning. Finally, we get glassy conditions with a light SE wind, a 4ft E swell at 8 seconds, and combined energy of 239. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” It’s not huge, but after two weeks of nothin’, this is the moment. The wind is dead calm, glassy, clean. The swell direction is from the east, which is a bit off the optimum SE direction, but for the size and cleanliness, it’s the one window worth settin’ the alarm for. No crowds mentioned, so you might have it quiet – but Sunday, so expect a few locals.

So, bottom line: the first week is a write-off. The second week has a few average pulses but only the Sunday 27th morning looks genuinely good. Keep an eye on long-range, ’cause it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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