Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about Austinmer Beach for the next couple of weeks. It’s a slow start, but there’s one real standout if you’ve got patience.

The water’s sittin’ at 64°, which is normal for this time of year – nothin’ unusual.

Alright, Friday the 28th of August is a dud. There’s a knee-high 5ft swell from the SSE with a 11-second period – energy’s moderate (538). But that cross breeze messes it up, choppy and unpleasant. Afternoon’s worse with onshore crud. Save your energy.

Saturday the 29th – swell drops to 4ft and the wind’s cross-on. Waves are weak, energy down to 370. Just messy.

Sunday the 30th morning goes glassy. Swell is tiny at 3ft from the south, 9-second period. It’s clean, but you’ll need a log. Energy’s 211. Afternoon turns onshore again.

Monday the 31st morning has a clean cross-off breeze with 3ft south swell – tidy but small. Energy at 206. Afternoon gets trashed by a strong cross breeze.

Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd of September – waves are tiny (3ft to 2ft) but clean. You could get a few on a longboard, but it’s quiet. Energy falls from 189 to 106.

Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th – the swell almost disappears. We’re talkin’ 1ft to 1ft. Energy in the 50s. A few clean offshore windows, but no push. A couple days with nothin’ going on.

Sunday the 6th – a tiny pulse, 2ft, 122 energy, clean offshore. Still small, but at least there’s some movement.

Now here’s the one to circle. Monday the 7th of September morning – swell jumps to 6ft from the south with a 10-second period and strong offshore wind from the west at 15 mph. Energy hits 617 – moderate and punchy. Clean, hollow, and really fun. A standout session.

Tuesday the 8th of September morning gets even bigger – 5ft swell from the SSE with a very long 15-second period. That’s serious groundswell, energy a massive 2518. Offshore breeze, clean. Waves will have heaps of push, but that long period might make ’em a bit straight on this beach – better for a reef or point. For experienced surfers, it’s top shelf. That afternoon, the swell hits 8ft – big for here, expert only.

Wednesday the 9th holds over 7ft from the SSE with onshore rain. Big, messy, only for the bold.

After that, the swell backs off. Thursday the 10th is 6ft but cross-on, then it’s downhill to the 12th with tiny waves and onshore junk. Not much to write home about.

So best bets: Monday morning the 7th and Tuesday morning the 8th for the bigger, cleaner action. Everything else is small or sloppy.

Rusty.

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