Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Austinmer Beach are a real mixed bag, and there’s not a whole lot that’s gonna get the heart racing. We’ve got a slow start, some proper big swell that’s going to be way too much for this place, and then a long dry spell where you’ll be lucky to find a rideable ripple. Let’s break it down.

The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday (15th September) is a non-starter with a weak 2ft NE swell at a short 7 seconds and a light cross breeze. The combined energy is pitiful at 70. Tuesday arvo is just as grim with a choppy 3ft SSE windswell. Wednesday the 16th sees the swell jump massively to 10ft from the south, but it’s a fresh cross-onshore mess, and frankly, it’s just too big and ugly for this exposed beach break. The energy reading is a strong 1653, but it’s all for nothing. Thursday the 17th is still blown out by that big 7ft S swell. We finally get a glimmer of hope on Friday morning, 18th September. It’s not huge – 4ft from the SSE with a 9-second period – but the wind goes totally glassy. That’s a rare treat and will make for some clean, fun waves. The combined energy is a moderate 355. This is your best bet in the whole outlook. The water temp is sitting pretty much average for this time of year.

After Friday morning, it all goes pear-shaped again. From Saturday the 19th through to at least Thursday the 24th, we’re looking at a stretch of days with tiny, weak swell and poor wind. The energy drops into double digits and stays there, with the odd pulse failing to deliver anything worthwhile. The 20th September (Sunday) is a classic example – 1ft swell and glassy conditions, but no wave power to speak of (30 energy). It’s a flat spell.

A few glimmers pop up later. Monday the 21st sees another big spike – 8ft S swell, energy at 2244 – but it’s onshore and messy, and again too big for the break. Tuesday the 22nd has a cleaner 5ft SSE swell but it’s cross-onshore and the conditions are marginal. There’s another potential window on Sunday the 27th of September with a 6ft SE swell and a clean cross-offshore breeze. The energy is moderate at 276, and it’s described as good surf conditions, so that’s worth keeping an eye on, though it’s more than a week away. Then Monday the 28th arvo has a clean offshore wind from the WNW with a small 3ft ENE swell – another long-range maybe. The rest of the period just fizzles out with small, weak, messy surf. A real test of patience for the locals.

Rusty.

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