Bethune Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell you what I'm seeing for the next couple weeks. It's a bit of a tough stretch, if I'm being honest. We are starting off with a real lack of energy, but there’s a pulse showing up late in the game that might get the heart rate up. Hang in there.

The first week or so is pretty grim. We've got waves, but they're messy, onshore, and not doing us any favors. Now, if you’re desperate around the 18th and 19th, Bethune Beach will have some rideable, if not poor, knee to waist-high slop, but the wind is cross-onshore, which is gonna make it lumpy. The swell energy is weak, in the low hundreds or even below 100, so there’s just not a lot of push. This is a tough run, and through the 21st, things drop right off to almost nothing. It’s a real bummer.

There's a small bump around the 23rd and 24th, with the swell picking up to the chest-high range, but the onshore winds are still going to mess it up. Energy levels are moderate, around 130. It’s just not clean.

The real show, and I mean the only show worth planning for, is looking like it might be at the end of the month and into the first of October. It's a long way out, so don't book the time off just yet, but it’s promising.

Around the 28th and 29th, the ocean is going to wake up. The surf at Bethune Beach gets solid, like 10ft to 12ft of ENE groundswell. That's a lot of water moving. The energy numbers are huge, over 1600 and rising to over 2000, which is some serious grunt. Now, this is when that sandbar setup gets challenging; with that much juice and a cross-onshore wind, it’s only for the experienced crew, and to be honest, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than the paddle surfers. The period is up there, around 9-11 seconds, which will give it some shape, but it's a lot of ocean.

But the standout, the one that’s got me a little emotional, is the morning of Wednesday the 30th of September. The wind is forecast to go glassy, and that same ENE swell from the 29th is easing into a beautiful 6ft. Combined energy is still strong at 822. The period is a long 11 seconds, which should mean some proper groundswell lines wrapping down the coast. That’s the call. It's going to be bigger than your average day, so it might be pushing it for a learner, but for the rest of you, get in the water. It’s the best chance at a proper clean wave you’ve had all fortnight. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so a springsuit is still your best bet for the morning session.

The following morning, October 1st, still has some clean, glassy potential with 4ft from the ENE, but it'll be smaller and a step down from the day before.

So there you have it. A whole lot of waiting for one, maybe two, great windows. Don't get too frothy on the long-range stuff yet, but mark that morning of the 30th in the calendar. It’s got a real chance to be special. Keep it salty.

Rusty

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