Big Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

First up, we’re looking at Big Rock. This is a solid reef setup, but I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days look pretty bleak. The water is sitting at 75°, which is a whopping 7° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a real anomaly, feels like bath water out there.

We’re starting off with a gap. There’s no real surf on offer right from the get-go. The first few days are a write-off with poor conditions. Saturday the 1st has a small 3ft swell from the SW, but it’s only 13 seconds period and the wind is on it, making it a mess. The combined swell energy is weak, at only 336. It’s just not happening.

We slide through Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd, still nothing. Swell drops to 2ft, wind is mostly light and cross-onshore. The energy is barely a whisper, sitting around 160-208. It’s flat out frustrating.

The entire first week is a bust. Tuesday the 4th through to Friday the 7th, the swell hovers around 1ft to 2ft, and the wind never gets clean. The energy is still weak, in the 130-180 range. Then on Friday the 7th we get a glimpse of a longer period, 19 seconds, but the swell is only 2ft and the wind is cross-onshore. The energy picks up a bit to 388, but it’s still not enough to get excited about.

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are a little bit better, with the swell bumping up to 2ft and the energy hitting 366 and 349. The wind is still cross-onshore, but light. The forecast calls it “marginal.” Honestly, it’s not worth paddling out for.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. From Monday the 10th onwards, the swell stays small, mostly 1ft to 2ft. The period is all over the place – from 13 seconds up to 20 seconds – but the energy is still in the moderate range, never breaking past 473. The wind is mostly light and onshore or cross-onshore. We get a few more “marginal” tags on the 11th, 15th, and 16th, but it’s all the same story: small, weak, and unclean.

There are no standouts in this window. The best day on paper is Saturday the 15th, with a 3ft SW swell, 16-second period, and light offshore wind. The energy is 442, which is the highest we see. But it’s still a very small wave, and with that long period it’s going to be fat and slow at this reef. It’s a long-range call, so don’t hold your breath.

To be honest, the whole 16-day run is a blank. The energy is weak, the swell is tiny, and the wind is never right. It’s a tough stretch for Big Rock.

Rusty, signing off.

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