Asling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for Asling's Beach, and I gotta level with you – this 16-day stretch is a tough one. There’s no proper surf to get stoked about, so don’t hold your breath for a standout session. It’s one of those long, flat runs where you might as well stay on the sand.

Things start on Friday, September 11th. There’s a tiny 2ft swell from the SSE, but the water’s sitting at 60°F, which is normal for this time of year. It’s glassy in the morning, but the wave comment is “poor surf conditions” – the energy is only 76 (weak) and the period is short at 9 seconds. It just doesn’t have any push. That glass fades by the arvo with a light cross-onshore breeze.

Saturday and Sunday (12th and 13th) see the swell drop to 2ft and 1ft, with light cross-shore winds. The energy plummets to 32 by Sunday. It’s clean but tiny. If you’re a beginner, this is about the only time you could mess around, but it’s barely rideable.

Monday the 14th offers a glimpse of hope – a gentle offshore breeze from the NW in the afternoon, and it’s clean. But the swell is only 1.0ft with energy at 16. It’s practically flat. You’d be paddling for nothing.

Then it gets messy. Tuesday the 15th through Thursday the 17th sees a bump in swell – up to 6ft on Thursday afternoon – but it comes with strong cross and cross-onshore winds, gusting 15 to 19 mph. The wave comment stays “poor surf conditions.” The energy hits 508 on Thursday arvo (moderate), but it’s lumpy and choppy. Unless you’re on a kite, this is nasty. For paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.

Friday the 18th brings a weird one: a 1ft swell from the SSE but with a period of 19 seconds. That’s a very long-period groundswell, but for a beach break, that long period will make it break too straight. The energy is 188 (moderate) and the morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze. The wave comment finally says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s the best of a bad lot, but still not worth the drive.

From Saturday the 19th all the way to Saturday, September 26th, the swell stays tiny – mostly 0.3ft to 2ft – with energy readings dropping as low as 2 in the middle of the week. Winds are light and occasionally clean, but there’s simply no swell. We even get a day on Tuesday the 22nd with a 4ft swell from the S but a period of just 5 seconds – that’s windswell junk, and it’s onshore.

The final days show a pulse: Wednesday the 23rd afternoon has a 7ft swell from the S with 879 energy (strong), but it’s cross-onshore at 12 mph with moderate chop. That’s big and ugly – over 5ft, so it’s experts only, and the wind ruins it. Thursday the 24th morning is glassy again with a 2ft swell, but the period is only 7 seconds. Clean, but weak.

In short, there’s no best on offer. The only day that comes close is Friday the 18th morning with that long-period groundswell, but it’s a weird one for a beach break. If you’re desperate, that’s your shot. Otherwise, the whole 16 days is flat and choppy. For a spot that’s “fairly consistent,” this is a rough patch. Forecasts can turn, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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