Asling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve looked over the charts for our local stretch, and I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough one. For the next 16 days, there’s just not much to get excited about. The swell is tiny, the wind is all over the place, and the only break we’ve got to work with here is Asling's Beach. This spot is sheltered, so it needs a specific angle to light up, and that angle just isn't showing up.

We’re looking at a long dry spell, basically from now until around the 10th of September. There are a few moments where the ocean tries to wake up, but it's mostly small, weak, and sloppy. The combined wave energy is often in the dumps, with numbers like 15 or 29 (weak energy). It’s a real waiting game.

Let’s run through it. The first few days, from the 4th to the 7th, it’s all poor surf. Tiny swell from the SSE and S, between 0.7 ft and 3 ft, with a period mostly under 10 seconds. The wind is a mess—cross-off, cross, cross-on—nothing that’s going to make these little waves worth paddling for. The energy is low, just double-digit numbers.

Then we hit the 8th and 9th. Tuesday morning the 8th is glassy, with a 2 ft swell from the SE, but the energy is only 54. It’s clean, but there’s no power. Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday get a bit more energy (up to 113), but it’s cross-shore wind and chop. Not a standout.

Now, Thursday the 10th is interesting, but not for the right reasons. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the SSE, with a period of 10 seconds, and the energy spikes to 475 (moderate wave energy). That sounds like something, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore, making it choppy. The wave comment says "poor surf conditions." It’s just messy.

The one tiny glimmer comes on Friday the 11th. The morning is glassy, with a 3 ft swell from the SSE and a period of 10 seconds. The energy is 206 (moderate). The wave comment finally says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." If you’re desperate, you could get a few, but it’s not a day to write home about. The wind is light and onshore by the afternoon, killing it.

After that, we’re back to the desert. From the 12th all the way through to the 19th, the swell is mostly below 2 ft, with weak energy from 8 to 295. The 18th shows a 4 ft swell from the SSE with a period of 11 seconds and energy of 295, but the wind is cross-shore, and the comment is still "poor surf conditions." It’s a bit of a tease.

So, the honest truth? There are no standouts here. The best on offer is that Friday the 11th morning, and even that’s a 1 out of 10. If you’re a beginner, the swell rarely gets over 5 ft, so it’s never too big, but the quality is so low that it’s not worth the drive. For the experts, there’s nothing to get your teeth into.

This is just one of those blank runs for the area. It happens. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d keep the board in the car and the wax in the cupboard. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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