Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Imperial Version

Alright, mate. Lookin’ at the charts for this stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a bit of a slow burn for a while. There's a real quiet patch for the first week, with hardly anything worth paddling out for. Then, out of the blue, things get a whole lot more interesting around the second week, but with a big caveat.

The First Week: A Tough Wait

From Thursday the 27th of August all the way through to Sunday the 6th of September, it's a pretty grim scene. The swell is tiny – we're talking about knee-to-waist high stuff at best, with wave energy that barely registers (weak, in the 19 to 358 range). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-shore, chopping up what little bump there is. You’d be fighting for a crumbly, soft wave. Honestly, it’s more of a paddling exercise than a surf. There’s a brief flash on Monday the 31st morning with a long period swell at Austinmer Beach, showing a 17-second period from the south-southeast, but it’s only 2 feet. The wind is a clean offshore, but that tiny size makes it a real micro-session for a log, not much else. Don't get your hopes up.

The Second Week: A Colossal Shift

Then the whole picture flips. The forecast for Monday the 7th of September into Tuesday the 8th is just incredible... on paper. A massive, powerful south swell arrives, shoving a huge amount of energy into the coast (we're talking 1709 to 2840 on the energy scale). The swell height hits a solid 10 feet.

Now, here's the important bit. That 10 feet, even though it's a clean groundswell (around 9-10 seconds), is too big for Austinmer Beach. The charts are saying it's too big for this break, which is a beginner-friendly beach. For the average punter, forget it. For the experienced crew, those clean, offshore mornings on Monday and Tuesday could hold some serious, heaving peaks, but you’ll need to pick your spot very carefully and know what you’re doing. This isn't a beginners' party. It's an expert's playground.

After that peak, the swell drops back down through Wednesday and Thursday the 10th, getting smaller and a bit messy again with onshore winds. Nothing else in this window really stands out.

The Take Home

Honestly, the one date to circle is Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th of September. If you're a solid surfer, those mornings with clean offshore winds and that big S/SSE groundswell are the best on offer by a mile. For everyone else, wait for the following week.

Rusty.

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