Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s ahead for the Austinmer Beach stretch. Honestly, the next week and a half is a mixed bag – nothing to get truly excited about for a while, but there’s a couple of flickers of hope further out.

We start off with a pretty flat and ordinary run. From Monday 31 August right through to the morning of Saturday 5 September, the surf is small and mostly messy. The best of that first week is on Tuesday 1 September: we’ve got 3ft of south swell, with a period of 11 seconds and light cross-offshore breezes that’ll keep things reasonably clean. The combined energy is moderate (175), but the waves are just so-so. Not a standout by any stretch.

Things stay small and average through to the morning of Sunday 6 September. That Sunday morning, though, is where it starts to get interesting. The wind goes glassy – absolutely dead calm – and a 4ft south swell rolls in with 9-second period and moderate energy (244). That’s a nice clean little session for the early birds. The water temp is around 64°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no dramas there.

After that, we hit another flat spell from Sunday afternoon through to Monday 7 September and into the middle of the following week. There’s a bit of swell around, but it’s poorly directed (NE and ENE) with short periods and messy winds – not worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s the one to mark on the calendar: Wednesday 9 September morning. The models are showing a proper pulse – 15ft of SSE swell with a period of 10 seconds. That’s a huge amount of energy (4801), but mate, that’s way too big for Austinmer Beach. It’s a beginner-friendly beach break, and at that size, it’s only for experts, and even then, it’s pushing the limits. The winds are light and offshore, so it’d be clean, but the swell is just too meaty. The same goes for Thursday 10 September – 12ft SE swell with glassy conditions (2326 energy) – looks incredible on paper but it’s a paddling mission for the brave only.

By Friday 11 September, the swell drops to 5ft from the east with a 10-second period and light cross-onshore winds. The energy is still solid (633), but the quality is marginal. Saturday 12 September morning holds at 5ft east, but again, it’s not clean enough for a recommendation.

From there, we tail off into smaller, weaker surf through to the end of the run. The 16-day window closes with little to write home about – mostly poor conditions and small swell.

Best bet: If you’re a confident surfer, the Sunday 6 September morning glass-off with 4ft south swell is your cleanest, most accessible option. For the big-wave crew, Wednesday 9 September morning offers a massive 15ft SSE swell but only if you’ve got the skill and the board for it – that’s a proper heavy session.

Rusty.

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