Big Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Big Beach. We’ve got a bit of a slow grind ahead for the next couple of weeks, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the blood pumping.

Right off the bat, the water’s sitting at a warm 81°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first real sniff of anything decent won’t come until the very start of next week. We’ve got a few days of small, marginal surf to start. Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th offer up some clean waves around 2 ft to 3 ft, but the energy is weak to moderate. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The crowd factor is ‘sometimes’, so you might have some company on the small stuff.

We hit a bit of a flat lull from Saturday the 29th right through to Monday the 1st of September. The swell drops to knee-high and the energy bottoms out. There’s a brief uptick on the 1st with a bit more energy, but the quality is still ordinary.

The first real standout appears on Monday the 7th of September. The afternoon session is looking sweet. A clean 3 ft swell from the SSW, with solid energy behind it and a period of 15 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell. Wind is a light breeze from the ENE, keeping it clean. This is the best on offer for the whole run – not too big, nicely shaped, and the conditions should be classy.

Hot on its heels, Tuesday the 8th of September morning is a serious contender. The swell bumps up a touch to 4 ft from the SSW, and the wind goes glassy straight from the NE. That’s as clean as it gets. This is your other highlight. The period is a long 16 seconds, which will mean proper lines but long waits between sets. For a beach break like Big Beach, that period can make the walls stand up a bit, but with glassy conditions, it’ll still be a joy.

After that, things taper off again. The surf stays clean through Wednesday the 9th, with 3 ft and offshore winds, but the energy drops off. By Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th, we’re back to little wind slop and small swell, finishing the run with a flat, glassy day on the 11th with practically no push.

Overall, don’t bother paddling out until the 7th. That Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning window, stepping into the second week, is where the magic is. It’s still a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it, but that’s the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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