Arue Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next little while.

First off, gotta be straight with you—the forecast is lean. For the first stretch, from Friday the 28th of August all the way through to Tuesday the 1st of September, we’re looking at a real dud. Swell is tiny, barely a ripple, and the wind is howling out of the ESE and E at 31 mph, dropping down a bit but still fresh. The water is sitting at 78°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The surf is just flat, flat, flat. Not worth a paddle.

Then we get a glimmer, but it’s a tricky one. On Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September, there’s a pulse of swell hitting Arue Beach. It’s coming in at 5 ft from the ENE with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is moderate at 361, so there’s some push. The wind is offshore from the SE at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean. But this is a beach break, and with that short period, the waves will be a bit crumbly and hard to read. That 5 ft is borderline for beginners, but the real story is that it’s the only surfable day for a while.

After that, we go back into a long dry spell. From Wednesday afternoon, the 2nd, right through to Tuesday the 7th of September, the swell drops back to nothing. The wind is cross-offshore or cross-shore, mostly from the E, and it’s hanging around 22 to 25 mph. Clean but tiny. A lot of days with the wave energy down in the single digits or low teens.

Now, there is a standout. It’s not huge, but it’s the best we’ve got. Looking at Monday the 7th of September, on the afternoon, the wind drops right off. It goes glassy, with a WNW breeze at just 3 mph. The swell is 4 ft from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is 205. That’s moderate energy, but the glassy conditions will make it smooth as butter. This is the one to circle. The crowd at Arue Beach can be *sometimes* busy, but with the conditions this clean, it’s a proper session. The swell direction is ENE, and the optimum here is NNW, so it’s not a perfect match, but the glassy wind will make up for a lot.

The rest of the second week? It’s a bit of a write-off. Tuesday the 8th has a similar 4 ft swell but the wind turns cross-shore and gets choppy. Wednesday and Thursday are smaller and cross-onshore. Friday and into the weekend, the swell is tiny again, 1 ft to 1 ft, with light winds. It’s clean but basically flat.

So, to sum it up: the first four days are a no-go. Wednesday the 2nd gives you a clean, punchy 5 ft session, but it’s short-period and a bit tricky. The real highlight is Monday the 7th of September afternoon – glassy, 4 ft, and clean. That’s the one to aim for. Everything else is a rest day.

Rusty.

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