Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Well, looking at the next couple of weeks for Austinmer, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a slow start with a lot of small, messy days, but there’s a proper window of clean surf hiding in there if you’re patient. The water’s sitting pretty close to normal for this time of year, so nothing wild to worry about there.

Right off the bat, the first few days are pretty grim. Monday the 10th has some chest-high energy around 6ft but the wind is up and it’s just not coming together. Tuesday the 11th morning drops right off, and even though the afternoon picks up a bit to 4ft with a solid 547 combined energy, it’s still a marginal call. Wednesday the 12th is tiny and unremarkable. Honestly, you’re not missing much until Thursday the 13th.

Thursday morning the 13th is the first real glimmer. It’s clean, light offshore breeze, with 5ft of south swell and a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is 422, which is moderate, and it’s looking like the best of the week. The morning session is the one to chase. Friday the 14th morning is also decent – glassy conditions with 4ft and 245 energy. It’s not huge, but it’ll be clean and fun. The afternoons both days get a bit lumpy with the sea breeze, so make it a dawn patrol.

The weekend and the start of the following week are pretty poor. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th are small, onshore, and choppy. The swell drops right out and the wind is messy. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are more of the same – small and cross-onshore. It’s a bit of a dead stretch, with a few days of nothing worthwhile.

Then we look towards the end of the window. Thursday the 20th morning is clean but tiny, just an ordinary 3ft. Not worth getting wet for. But Friday the 21st morning is the standout. It’s glassy, with 6ft of northeast swell and a combined energy of 624. That’s a solid, strong pulse of energy, and with the offshore wind, it’s going to be the pick of the entire period. The break is exposed, and while it’s a beach setup, the long period isn’t an issue here. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The afternoon gets a bit onshore, but the morning will be worth it.

Saturday the 22nd morning still has some decent 5ft swell and is clean, so it’s a good backup. Then Sunday the 23rd morning, the swell jumps to 7ft with a huge 1517 combined energy, but the wind is cross-shore and the waves are predicted to be too big for this break. It’s still pushy, but it’s not going to be good here. The following Monday and Tuesday are still sizable but the wind is messy again. The window is really that Friday and Saturday morning.

So, in a nutshell: the first week is a write-off until Thursday morning, but next Friday the 21st is shaping up as the real gem. Get ready for that one.

Rusty

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