Ambatia Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for the region is a tough one. We’ve got a solid run of flat, weak surf with no real standout sessions on the cards. The first surfable day is September 9th, but honestly, it’s nothing to write home about, and for the most part you’ll be waiting for a sneaky glassy window to get a few ankle-biters.

Right from the start, on Wednesday the 9th of September, the morning at Ambatia Beach (this is a beach and reef setup, sheltered and rarely breaks, so you know it’s a fickle spot) offers a tiny 2 ft swell from the WNW with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 33, so it’s barely a ripple. The wind is glassy early, which is a major positive for cleanliness, but the wave quality is still poor. That afternoon, the wind swings cross-on at 12 mph, and things get choppy. The swell remains tiny.

Thursday the 10th through Sunday the 14th is a real struggle. Swell heights hover between 1 ft and 2 ft, periods drop to 6-7 seconds, and the combined energy is in the teens or low twenties. You’ll see some glassy mornings (like Thursday 11th, Saturday 13th, and Monday 14th) which give a clean surface, but with that kind of weak, short-period energy, it's only going to be knee-high slop at best. The sea is going to be bored.

There’s a slight uptick on the 18th and 19th of September. The swell bumps up to 2 ft from the NW with a 6-second period, and combined energy hits 35-36. On Saturday morning the 19th, the wind goes cross-offshore at 6 mph from the ENE – that’s the cleanest window of the whole outlook. The waves are still small, but it’s the best you’ll get. The rest of those days are plagued by strong cross-on winds up to 19 mph, which would make for a lumpy mess. The swell is too small for any real power, and the period is too short to hold shape.

After the 20th, it really fades out. From the 21st of September onward, we’re looking at 1.0 ft to 2 ft swells with periods dropping to 3-5 seconds and combined energy barely hitting double digits. It’s essentially flat. The water temperature anomaly is not available, so I can’t tell you if it’s warmer or colder than usual, but the water is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

So, the bottom line: there is no standout. The best-on-offer is the morning of Saturday, September 19th, when the tiny 2 ft NW swell meets that cross-offshore breeze. Expect clean but tiny, gutless waves best for a longboard or a float. Don’t plan a trip around it. It’s a fickle spot, and it’s rarely breaking for a reason. The surf just isn’t happening this period.

Rusty.

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