Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got your local surf outlook for Austinmer Beach. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, with a few promising windows but also some real dud spells, plus a couple of days where the swell gets way too big for this break.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 64°, which is bang on average for this time of year – no surprises there. The near-term offers a few small, clean windows. The standout for the entire outlook is Sunday morning, September 26th. We’ve got a 5ft swell out of the ENE with a 9-second period, and it’s glassy – dead calm wind. The combined energy is moderate at 398. That’s going to be the pick of the whole period: clean, shoulder-high waves, and no wind to mess them up. A morning session for sure.

Before that, the week is pretty ordinary. This Sunday, September 13th morning has a small 3ft south swell with a 10-second period and light cross-offshore wind (210 combined energy). It’s clean but tiny. The afternoon turns to rubbish with a moderate cross-shore chop. Monday the 14th is similar – small, clean morning but nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are a write-off for surfing. The swell on Wednesday the 16th jumps to 10ft in the morning and 12ft in the afternoon, both from the south with a 10-second period. The combined energy is massive – 1400 and then 2134 – but this is way too big for Austinmer Beach. It’s an exposed beach break, and with a fresh cross-shore wind creating lumpy cross-chop, that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. That continues into Thursday the 17th with another 10ft south swell (3208 combined energy) and messy cross-shore winds.

Friday the 18th is the first real bright spot before the big day. The morning has a 4ft south swell with an 8-second period and glassy conditions – light wind, clean (314 combined energy). That’s a solid, fun size for beginners and intermediates, and it’ll be clean. The afternoon drops off with a light cross-shore ripple.

Then we hit a long gap of poor or marginal conditions. Saturday the 19th through to Friday the 25th are all ordinary – small, weak, or onshore. Tuesday the 22nd morning offers a clean 3ft south swell with offshore wind (110 combined energy) – surfable but not special. The rest is mostly poor surf conditions.

Now, back to that standout: Sunday the 26th morning. Glassy, 5ft ENE swell, 9-second period (398 combined energy). That’s clean, fun, and the best on offer. The afternoon gets choppy again, so hit the water early.

Monday the 28th morning sees another big jump to 7ft south swell with an 11-second period (1158 combined energy), but with light cross-onshore wind and a “too big for this break” warning – that’s expert-only and messy. The afternoon stays rough with moderate cross-shore chop.

So overall, the only true standout is the morning of Sunday the 26th. The Friday the 18th morning is also worth a look if you need a surf fix before then. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or too big. Stay patient and pick your windows.

Rusty

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