Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up for Austinmer Beach over the next couple of weeks.

The pattern starts off quiet, with only small, weak swells and mostly average to poor conditions. The first sniff of anything worthwhile comes on Friday, September 4, with a pulse of 3ft S swell and a light offshore wind in the morning, keeping the waves clean, but the energy is only moderate (185). It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Saturday morning, September 5, holds a similar story with 2ft SW swell and offshore winds, but it’s tiny and weak (71).

Then things get interesting. The real standout is Monday morning, September 7. The ocean goes glassy with no wind, a 4ft S swell at 9 seconds, and moderate wave energy (211). Combined with the calm conditions, the waves will be clean and tidy. That’s the best call in the first week—a genuine, clean, head-high session. Crowds are possible at Austinmer Beach, so it won’t be empty.

The next big moment is Thursday, September 10, but with a major caveat. The morning has a solid 8ft SSE swell with a period of 9 seconds and very strong energy (1151). The wind is cross-off but moderate, and the surf is predicted to be too big for this break. That’s expert-only territory, and only if you’re confident. The afternoon sees a monster 4ft wave with a ridiculously long 21-second period, pumping out 2710 energy, but it’s cross-on and lumpy, plus the period is so long it’ll wrap and break straight at a beach break, making it tricky.

The other standout to circle is Friday morning, September 11. Glassy conditions, a 7ft SSE swell at 11 seconds, and very strong energy (1023). This is excellent for experienced surfers. The size is pushing expert limits, but the glassy morning and long-period groundswell will deliver power and shape. It’s a morning only—the afternoon goes cross-on and messy.

For the rest of the second week, there’s a small window on Saturday morning, September 12, with clean 4ft SSE swell and moderate energy (315), and then on Wednesday morning, September 16, with clean 4ft SSE swell and moderate energy (375). Both are decent but not standouts. The long gap between Friday the 11th and Wednesday the 16th has a few days with poor or ordinary surf, so don’t expect much in between.

Water temperature is 64°, which is about average for this time of year—nothing unusual.

The pick of the whole period: Monday morning, September 7, for the glassy, clean, head-high waves, and Friday morning, September 11, for the experienced crew looking for power and size. Get out there.

Rusty.

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