Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, it’s a frustrating stretch ahead for Austinmer Beach. We’ve got almost nothing worth paddling out for until the very end of the window, so you’ll be waiting a while.

Kicking off Tuesday the 11th, the morning has a tiny 2ft south swell with an 11-second period, but the water is a mild 64°—about average for this time of year. The wind is cross-off at 16 mph, and the wave energy is only moderate (172). Honestly, it’s poor. The afternoon jumps up to 5ft south swell (630 energy), still with cross-off wind, but it’s marginal at best—tide and conditions aren’t lining up.

Wednesday the 12th looks a bit cleaner. Morning offshore wind from the WNW at 9 mph, with a 3ft south swell (9-second period, 222 energy). The guide says “expect good surf,” but with that short period, it’s not going to have much push. Still, for a beginner break, those conditions are about as good as it gets for the next week. The afternoon drops to 3ft and goes offshore again (147 energy), but it’s ordinary.

Thursday the 13th brings a so-so morning: 4ft south swell (8 seconds, 201 energy) with a light cross-off breeze—clean but unexciting. Afternoon turns onshore from the ESE, ruining it.

Friday the 14th has a glassy morning! Southwest wind at 3 mph, 3ft south swell (8 seconds, 173 energy)—but the wave comment calls it “very ordinary.” Glassy conditions make it feel better than it is, but it’s small and weak.

From Friday afternoon all the way through to Saturday the 23rd, it’s a grim run. Swells build and drop, but the wind is consistently onshore, cross-on, or just messy. Rain showers, choppy conditions, poor surf—no recommendations here. There’s a stretch from the 15th to the 22nd where every session gets a zero out of ten. That’s a solid week-plus of nothing worth your time.

Finally, Tuesday the 25th of August morning shows a big spike: 8ft south swell (9-second period, 1834 energy—very strong). The wind is cross-shore at 12 mph, and the model says it’s too big for this break. That’s expert territory only, and with a beach break, that much short-period south swell will be a washing machine. Only for the brave or the foolish.

The last decent-looking window? Wednesday the 26th morning: tiny 3ft SSE swell (7 seconds, 113 energy) with glassy conditions and light north wind. It’s surfable but absolutely ordinary.

Bottom line: there are no standouts here. The best bet is Wednesday the 12th morning for clean, small waves for beginners. Everything else is a waiting game. If you’re desperate, the glassy Friday 14th morning might give you a knee-high glide, but don’t expect much.

Stay patient, mate. The ocean will turn around eventually.

- Rusty

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