Big Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk about Big Rock. Straight up, it's a tough outlook. The swell is small and the wind is mostly on it, so don't expect any magic.

For the whole stretch, we're looking at tiny waves, mostly 0.4m to 1.0m, out of the southwest. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, which is going to chop up the surface. The combined energy of all swells is mostly in the low to mid hundreds, so it's weak to moderate, but it's not making good waves.

From Wednesday the 19th through the end of August, it's a grind. The swell is there, but the wind is wrong. The periods are long, 13 to 19 seconds, which is groundswell, but with the wind, it's just lumpy. The best you can hope for is a marginal window on Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, with 0.6m to 0.7m swell and cross or cross-on wind. It's barely worth it.

There's a little bump on Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of August. The swell hits 1.0m, still from the southwest, and the combined energy gets over 500. Sunday morning (30th August) has a light cross-onshore breeze, which is the best wind we'll see. It's still small, but it's the most likely to have a few rideable ones.

Then, on the first of September, the swell shifts to the west, but the period drops to 8 seconds. That's short-period windswell, and with onshore wind, it's going to be a mess. The energy is moderate, but the quality is poor.

This is a reef break for advanced surfers, and it's not delivering. The water temp is about normal for this time of year. The onshore wind is the main problem. Honestly, the consistent onshore wind might make this spot more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The best on offer is the morning of Sunday the 30th of August, with 1.0m southwest swell and a light cross-onshore breeze. It's not great, but it's the best of a bad bunch. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a bust.

Rusty.

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