Arue Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Arue Beach. I’ve looked at the next 16 days and, honestly, the wave picture is a bit of a struggle. There’s a big gap with nothing to get excited about right from the start. The first proper recommendation doesn’t come until Saturday, the 22nd of August, and it’s not exactly making the heart race. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, poor surf conditions ahead, so don’t be expecting any heroics.

From Saturday the 22nd through the 6th of September, the swell is barely a whisper. The best we see is a tiny 1ft from the ENE on Saturday morning, but with a short period of 8 seconds, there’s just no push. The combined energy is weak, sitting at (31) – that’s barely a ripple. The water temp is 80°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual. The wind is howling out of the SE at 22 mph, so while it is technically offshore, it’s a fresh breeze that will make things choppy and hard to read. The rest of Saturday and the entire following week are plagued by sub-0.7ft windswell or flat spells. The wind stays strong, mostly from the ESE, and although it’s clean, there’s just no wave to ride. It’s the kind of setup where you’re better off rigging a kite than paddling a surfboard.

The little pulses we get from the NW on the 26th and 27th bring a slightly longer period (13-14 seconds), but the swell height is still a paltry 0.3ft to 0.7ft with combined energy in the single digits. It’s a tease. For a beach break like Arue Beach, a long-period groundswell that small just won’t wrap in properly. It’s clean, but it’s not surfable. The whole period is a write-off for any decent paddle surfing. The wind is just too strong for the tiny waves we have, and the consistency is poor. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual when the trade winds are pumping.

If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Saturday the 22nd of August is the only time you’ll even see a wave, but with 22 mph offshore wind and a 1ft, 8-second slop, you’d be better off going for a swim. This is a tough one to call good, so I’m not going to. Save your energy. The ocean will come back around.

Rusty.

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