Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down the next couple weeks. To be straight with you, the start’s pretty grim. We’re looking at a few days of tiny, junky surf before anything worth getting wet for. The energy’s just not there initially.

Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning – yeah, don’t bother. We’re talking 1ft to 3ft of weak, short-period slop out of the east and south. The energy readings are pathetic, 25 and 93. Thursday morning has a slight offshore touch, but there’s just nothing to ride.

The weekend doesn’t get much better. Friday holds at around 2ft, with a messy afternoon. Saturday morning is glassy but tiny, 2ft, and the energy’s weak (80). Sunday morning bumps up to 3ft, still small, but the energy gets a bit more serious at 138. Still, the period’s short and it’s not clean enough to get stoked about.

Now, Monday the 10th is where it starts to kick. Morning swell jumps to 7ft out of the east-northeast, and the energy meter goes nuts – 672. That’s a proper increase. The wind is a fresh offshore from the west-northwest, so it’ll be clean, but the period is only 8 seconds, so it’s a bit crumbly. The afternoon settles to 5ft, still okay but not as punchy.

Tuesday the 11th is the pick of the first week. Morning has 3ft of south-southeast groundswell, but the period stretches to 13 seconds. That long-period energy (346) combined with a moderate offshore wind from the west makes for clean, lined-up waves. The afternoon drops to 4ft but keeps the quality (224). If you can only get out one day, this is it.

Then we flatline again. Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th – tiny, weak, poor winds. Energy’s down to 74 by Thursday afternoon. Don’t even check the cam.

Friday the 14th brings a bigger swell – 6ft in the morning, energy at 865 – but the wind’s cross-onshore and it’s messy. The period is a bit better at 11 seconds, but it’s not clean. It’s a step up from nothing, but don’t expect perfection.

Saturday the 15th is a bit more promising. Morning has 4ft of south swell with 248 energy, and it’s glassy. That could be a fun, clean session if you get out early. The afternoon gets onshore and lumpy.

Now for the big stuff. The week of Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th has serious swell – 8ft to 10ft of south-southeast energy, with readings from 727 up to 4274. That’s massive. The period is short to moderate, 8 to 11 seconds, but the size is just too much for Austinmer. The forecast explicitly says it’s too big for the break. Unless you’re a full-on charger, this is a watch-from-the-cliffs situation. The winds are light and sometimes offshore, which would be perfect, but the size makes it dangerous.

The tail end, Thursday the 20th, drops to a more manageable 5ft to 6ft of southeast swell, energy around 900-964, with a cross-off breeze. Still a bit lumpy, but might be doable for the experienced.

Water temp is 64°F, which is normal for this time of year. No crazy anomalies.

So, bottom line: the first week is mostly a waste. Tuesday the 11th is your best bet for clean, well-shaped waves. Saturday the 15th morning has potential if you want a smaller glassy session. The big swell from the 17th onwards is for experts only, and even then, it’s iffy. Keep an eye on those forecasts, because things can always change.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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