Back Strands Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the edge of the water.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya – the next couple of weeks here at Back Strands are a bit of a mixed bag. We've got a serious pulse of swell on the way, but the wind is gonna be the main character in this story for a lot of the time. We're seeing some major energy rolling in, but the timing of the clean conditions is gonna be key.

We kick things off on Friday the 11th of September. The morning is a write-off with a cross-on shore breeze messing up a 4ft W swell. The afternoon cleans up nicely though. That 4ft W swell, with a period of 9 seconds, and a clean cross-off breeze blowing from the SSW will have some fun little lines. The wave energy is moderate (269), perfect for a cheeky session after work.

The weekend is a bit of a bummer. Saturday the 12th sees 7ft of W swell with a 12-second period, but a strong cross-shore wind makes a mess of it. The energy is ramping up (1040), but you'll be battling chop. Sunday the 13th is the better play this weekend. We've got a light 3ft WNW groundswell early, and the wind goes offshore from the SE. It's clean (267 energy), and that 11-second period will give the waves some shape on the reef.

Now, the first real standout in this whole forecast is Sunday morning the 13th. It's not the biggest, but with that light offshore wind and clean conditions, it's the best quality we'll see for a while. The swell direction (WNW) lines up with what this spot loves. Keep in mind it can get a crowd here on a good day, so get in early.

We hit a dry spell from Monday the 14th through pretty much the rest of that week. The swell jumps up to 7ft and 8ft on Thursday the 17th, but with brutal onshore winds, it's not for paddling – that looks more like a kite-surfing setup if anything. The energy is strong (1497 to 2005), but it's all blown out.

The second week gets more interesting, but less certain. The big highlight, and I mean *the* standout of the whole outlook, is looking at Saturday the 26th of September. That's a long way out, so this is a "promising but we'll see" call. The forecast shows a 13ft W swell arriving with a very long 14-second period. The energy is massive (6184). What makes this special is the predicted glassy conditions with a light ENE wind. That is an excellent forecast for experienced surfers. That kind of deep groundswell will hold up beautifully on this reef. It's pure, raw power.

Before that, Friday the 25th morning also looks clean with a glassy 8ft W swell (1540 energy). A solid, long-period groundswell with offshore winds – that's the kind of morning that makes it all worth it.

So to wrap it up: Sunday the 13th morning for the cleanest, most fun waves of the first week. And keep a very close eye on the forecast for the 25th and 26th of September – that last weekend could be something very, very special if it holds.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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