Asling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it’s a pretty quiet run for the region. We’ve got one main spot to look at, Asling’s Beach, but you’ll be waiting a while before there’s anything worth paddling out for. The first week is mostly a write-off with tiny, weak waves and messy wind.

We’ve got a big gap from the start of the forecast all the way through to Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. That’s a solid few days of near-flat, chopped-up conditions. The surf stays small, under 2 ft, with cross-shore winds that just ruin any chance of a proper wave. You’ll see the combined energy hanging around 27 to 80, which is weak, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions” for pretty much everything.

The first real glimmer comes on Tuesday morning, the 8th of September. The swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSE, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a light cross-off from the NNE at 5 km/h, and the water is clean. The combined energy hits 159 (moderate). It’s still just “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – a tiny little window of okayness. Tuesday afternoon drops back to 3 ft and goes cross-shore, so that morning session is your one shot.

Then the wait continues. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are a mess of fresh cross-shore winds, with combined energy bouncing between 89 and 708. That Thursday afternoon, the 10th, sees the swell jump to 6 ft from the S, period 10 seconds, and combined energy hits 708 (strong). But the wind is cross-shore from the SSW at 20 km/h, making it lumpy and choppy. The wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” It’s a lot of water moving but no quality.

Friday morning, the 11th of September, is your best bet. The swell is only 2 ft from the SSE, period 10 seconds, but the wind is glassy – dead calm, 0 km/h from the NW. Combined energy is 100 (moderate). The wave comment is “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The glassy wind makes it clean, but it’s small. If you’re a beginner, this is your moment – tiny, clean, and sheltered. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

After that, from Saturday the 12th through to the end of the run, it’s a mix of tiny surf and cross-off winds. There are a few clean mornings on the 13th and 14th with 3 ft to 3 ft SSE swell, period 10 seconds, and light cross-off winds, but the combined energy is moderate (130-165) and the wave comment is still “poor surf conditions” or “surfable but very ordinary.” The 19th of September has a small spike to 4 ft from the SSE, but it’s cross-shore and messy.

Bottom line: the standout is Friday morning, the 11th of September. It’s small, but it’s the only glassy, clean session in the whole run. Other than that, you’re looking at a lot of waiting. The swell directions are mostly from S, SSE, or SE, and the optimum for Asling’s Beach is SE, so it’s hitting the right angle, but the energy just isn’t there most days. For a beginner, Tuesday morning the 8th and Friday morning the 11th are your windows. For everyone else, keep the board in the car and check the forecast again.

Rusty.

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