Arue Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you about the next couple of weeks for this stretch of coast. It's a tough watch.

We’re looking at a long, flat spell with nothing really worth paddling out for. We’ve got a gap from now right through to the middle of September where the energy is just missing. The first faint pulse of swell shows up around Tuesday the 15th, but even then, it’s not exactly going to light your fire.

Let's start from the beginning. For the first few days, it’s flat or close to it. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th are seeing tiny 1ft to 1ft waves from the NNW and NE, with ESE winds blowing cross-off at 12 mph. The combined energy is weak, reading at just 56 and 58 respectively. That's not surf. Saturday and Sunday don't get any better, with the swell dropping to nothing by Sunday afternoon.

We go through Monday the 14th with zero surf until a glassy, but tiny, 0.7ft NNW ripple shows up in the afternoon. The combined energy is a paltry 11. You could get a tan, but that's about it.

Finally, Tuesday the 15th offers a slight glimmer. Arue Beach sees some 2ft groundswell from the WSW with a nice 12-second period. Both morning and afternoon are glassy, with the morning having a slight air and the afternoon dead calm. The combined energy is a modest 79, so it’s weak, but for this stretch, it’s the best we’ve got. It's "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". If you're super keen, that's your window, but keep expectations in the car.

After that tiny window, it’s back to low energy through the rest of the week and into the next. By Wednesday the 16th, there’s a little 1ft push from the WSW, but a 12 mph SE offshore wind will make it bumpy and the energy drops to 40. Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are basically flat again with combined energy in the single digits.

The following week from the 19th of September onwards is just more of the same – fresh breezes, cross-off winds, and tiny waves with energy readings under 10. Even a brief pulse of very long period 16-second groundswell from the west on Monday the 21st only delivers 0.3ft of swell and a combined energy of 6. The wind is clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

Honestly, this is a blank run. The forecast has those tiny, inconsistent pulses that never build into anything rideable. If you're a beginner, the swell never goes over 2ft, so it's not too big, but it's also not surfable. The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the glassy windows on Tuesday the 15th. For the rest, the forecast is best used as a reminder to wax your board for the next season.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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