Asling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for your neck of the woods, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch. For the next week or so, it’s pretty much a write-off. We’ve got a long gap of flat, poor conditions. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t pop up until Tuesday the 18th of August, and even then, it’s not going to set the world on fire.

The Overall Pattern

We are looking at a prolonged period of tiny, weak, and generally poor surf. The first week is dominated by small swell with poor winds. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is about average for the time of year—nothing unusual there. The real story is the waiting game.

Monday 10th to Sunday 16th August

Forget it. The swell is flat, with heights barely registering from 0.3 ft to 1 ft. The energy is pitiful, mostly double digits or just cracking triple digits, but the combined energy is weak (6 to 66). Winds are all over the shop—offshore, cross-off, cross-on—but it doesn’t matter because there’s no wave to ride. You’d be wasting your time.

Monday 17th August

Still nothing doing. Tiny swell (2 ft) from the ESE with a short period of 5 seconds, and cross-on winds. Combined energy is still weak at 47. Keep the board in the car.

Tuesday 18th August – The Best (and Only) Bet

Alright, here’s the standout. Tuesday morning is your window. Asling's Beach wakes up with a 4 ft swell from the E, period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (145). The wind is a light offshore from the N—glass-off territory. This is the cleanest we’ll see it all outlook. The crowd factor is listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few others with the same idea, but it won’t be a circus. For a break that’s fairly consistent, this is as good as it gets right now. The swell direction (E) isn’t a perfect match for the optimum SE, but with clean conditions, you’ll still find a few fun ones.

Wednesday 19th August

The morning is a repeat of Tuesday—clean, 3 ft from the ESE, light offshore from the N. Energy is moderate (129). Worth a look if you missed Tuesday, but it’s a touch smaller.

Thursday 20th August

The morning is small again (2 ft, ESE), but clean. The afternoon gets interesting with a 6 ft NE swell, but the period is short at 6 seconds. The energy is moderate (206). Still, the wind is cross-off, so it’ll be clean. Could be a bit bumpy and unruly for a beach break with that short period, but the more experienced crew might get some.

Friday 21st August to Monday 24th August

The swell drops right off again, back to tiny and weak. The combined energy is in the single digits and low double digits. Not worth the wetsuit.

Tuesday 25th August

The outlook finishes with a whimper. Tiny swell (0.7 ft) and no energy. That’s it.

So, bottom line: if you’ve got a window, Tuesday the 18th of August is your best shot. It’s not pumping, but it’s clean and surfable. After that, keep an eye on the sky. Things can change.

Rusty.

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