Batts Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s take a hard look at the next couple of weeks for Batts Rock.

Honestly, folks, I gotta be straight with you. This is a tough one. For the entire 16-day forecast window, there’s just nothing happening. From the 21st of August right through to the 5th of September, we’re looking at a major flat spell. The surf is weak, inconsistent, and the combined energy barely registers – we’re talking a measly 10 or less on the best days, and most days it’s a flat zero. The swell heights are tiny, just 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft from the north, with a mixed bag of periods. It’s a classic summer lull for this area.

The first few days, like Friday the 21st, you’ve got a tiny 1.0 ft north swell with a short 7-second period and a fresh offshore easterly wind at 18 mph. The water is a warm 84.6°, pretty normal for this time of year. But the waves are just too small to do anything with. It’s the same story through the weekend – a little bump, clean offshore winds, but no real wave face.

We then hit a massive blank stretch from the 24th of August through the 31st, where the combined energy is literally zero. You’d be better off finding a kite if the wind picks up, but for a paddle surfer, there’s nothing. There’s a tiny blip on the 29th of August – a 0.7 ft north swell with a very long 15-second period, and the energy climbs to 17. But it’s still too small, and the cross-offshore wind at 22 mph will make it a mess.

The first couple of days of September are the same sad story. A tiny 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft north swell with a long period of 12-13 seconds pops up, but the energy is just 3 to 19. It’s not enough to break properly. The wind stays offshore and clean, but without a proper swell, Batts Rock is just a flat, clean lake.

This is a case where the forecast is reliable because it’s for the near term, and it’s bleak. There are no standouts, no best days. Nothing is worth a paddle. For a break that’s already inconsistent, a blank run like this is normal. We just have to wait for the next pulse.

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