Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Things are a bit of a slow burn over the next week or so, but there’s a huge pulse coming right at the end of the outlook that could be something special if you’ve got the skills for it.

We’re looking at Austinmer Beach for the entire stretch. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first decent call comes in on Sunday, 30 August. Sunday morning is where it’s at—glassy conditions with a light SE wind at 3 mph and a 3ft south swell ticking over with a 9-second period. Combined energy is moderate at 223. It’s small but clean, a nice little beginner-friendly wave. That window shuts fast though—Sunday afternoon turns poor with an onshore breeze.

Monday morning, 31 August, is back to glassy with a NNE breeze at 3 mph and a similar south swell at 3ft, but the period drops to 8 seconds, so it’s a bit weaker and more jumbled. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about.

There’s a gap of average to poor conditions through the rest of the week and into the next. We get a few clean windows—Tuesday morning (1 September) has a cross-off breeze and a longer 11-second period south swell at 3ft, and Tuesday afternoon sees a light offshore with energy climbing a bit at 207. From Wednesday (2 September) through to the following Saturday (5 September), it’s largely small, weak, or windy with only marginal moments. A few days of moderate energy but nothing really stands out.

Then, on the morning of Sunday, 6 September, things perk up. We get glass again with a 3 mph easterly, a south swell at 3ft and a 12-second period pushing combined energy to 290. It’s got some long-period groundswell character—those sets will be a bit more spaced but the waves should shape up nicely. Clean and promising.

The real standout, and I mean the one you want to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Thursday, 10 September. The swell absolutely jacks up to 10ft from the south with a 13-second period, hitting a massive combined energy reading of 5097. That is serious wave energy. But here’s the thing—at that size, this break is too big for most people. This is expert-only territory. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it’ll be clean, but you need to know what you’re doing. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the size and the beach-break nature. That large pulse carries through into Friday, 11 September, with 8ft and 7ft waves from the SSE with clean winds, again for experts only.

After that, it drops back down. Saturday 12 September and Sunday 13 September are mostly choppy and onshore. The final call is Monday morning, 14 September, with a 6ft south swell at 7 seconds and a clean cross-off breeze—decent enough for a last paddle, but not the standout.

So, best on offer: for the everyday surfer, Sunday morning 30 August and Sunday morning 6 September are your cleanest small-wave windows. If you’re an expert and looking for a proper hit, the swell on Thursday 10 September is the one—just be ready for a big, powerful ocean with a massive 5097 combined energy.

Rusty.

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