Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this outlook for Austinmer Beach is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of small, average-to-poor surf with only a couple of very specific windows worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at 64°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The pattern starts with a pretty ordinary run. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are weak – we’ve got some 3ft south swell around, but Sunday is messy with an onshore breeze and the wave energy is weak (172). Monday morning offers a glassy window with 3ft south swell at 8 seconds, but the shape is average. The real saving grace is the light north wind, making it clean, but the swell is just too small and short-period to get excited about. The combined energy is still weak (172).

Tuesday the 1st of September sees a slight improvement. Morning has 3ft south swell with a bit more period (11 seconds) and a cross-offshore wind from the NNW. It’s clean but still very ordinary. The afternoon picks up with a better cross-off wind from the NW and the energy bumps up a notch (203), but the swell drops to 2ft. It’s surfable, but only just.

From Wednesday the 2nd through to Friday the 4th, it’s a real grind. Swell sizes hover between 2ft and 2ft, mostly from the south, with clean conditions but no power. The energy drops right off into double digits (79-94). You’d be fighting for scraps.

Saturday the 5th is a write-off – fresh offshore winds up to 19 mph with tiny 2ft swell.

Now, a standout window appears on Sunday the 6th of September. The morning brings a jump to 5ft south swell (9 seconds), and the combined energy hits 304 – moderate and a real step up. However, the wind is a light cross-onshore from the SSE, so it’s not perfect, but it’s the most size we’ve seen. It’s a marginal call but the best on offer for the first week.

Then we hit a proper dead zone. From Monday the 7th right through to Thursday the 10th, it’s a mess – tiny swells, onshore winds, rain, and very low energy. You’re looking at 1ft to 2ft with choppy, cross-onshore conditions. Not worth a second look.

Now, here’s the real one to watch. Friday the 11th of September is a true standout, but with a big caveat. We’ve got an 8ft south swell rolling in, with a combined energy of 1952 – that’s very strong energy. The wind is light from the north, so it’ll be clean. But, and it’s a big but, 8ft is too big for this beach break, especially for beginners. This is strictly for experienced surfers. The period is 9 seconds, so it’s not a long-period groundswell that would wrap nicely – it’ll be a heavy, dumping shorey. Experts only, and even then, pick your moments.

After that, Saturday the 12th of September offers a decent consolation. The swell drops back to 2ft from the SSE, but the period stretches to 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is still solid at 257. The morning has a light offshore from the NW, and the afternoon goes dead glassy with no wind. This is a clean, long-period swell that will offer some fun, lined-up waves at the pointier sections, but the size is small. Best of the smaller windows.

From Sunday the 13th onward, it fades again into small, weak, cross-shore slop.

Honestly, the only two true standouts here are Friday the 11th for the big, clean, expert-only swell, and Saturday the 12th for a smaller, glassy, long-period session. Everything else is a long wait for very little reward. The gap between decent waves is several days long.

Rusty

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