Cabarita Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Cabarita over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a bit of a slow start, but there’s a glimmer of hope once we get past the weekend. The first few days are pretty dire, with flat, weak conditions and poor surf quality. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about there.

The first real chance to wet a line comes Sunday afternoon, the 6th of September. A tiny bit of new swell tries to push in, but it’s a messy northerly wind swell, only 5 ft. The good news is that wind goes glassy, so it’ll be a clean surface. But it’s weak, with combined wave energy of just 180. It’s surfable, but only just.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th see a bit more size, around 5 ft, but the wind is crossed up and the quality is marginal. The energy picks up a little, but it’s still not doing much for me.

The week starts to look up around Thursday the 10th. We’ve got a solid 7 ft of SSE swell Thursday afternoon, with a clean, cross-off wind. The energy is ramping up to 565, which is a solid moderate. It’s still a bit on the bigger side for beginners, but the clean conditions will make it work. Friday the 11th stays similar, with 6 ft to 6 ft of SSE swell and clean winds, with energy hitting 715. This is the best run of the forecast.

The real standout, though, is the weekend. Saturday the 12th of September and Sunday the 13th of September have the best combination of surf and wind. Saturday morning you’ll find 4 ft of SSE swell, with clean cross-off breezes and energy around 327. It’s not massive, but it’s good, clean surf. Cabarita is a consistent point break, so it should be handling this really well. The swell direction from the SSE is spot on for the optimum SE direction, so it’s going to wrap in nicely. Sunday morning, the 13th, is even better: 4 ft of SSE swell, glassy winds, and the same solid energy. That’s a cracking morning for a fun, uncrowded session. Be aware that crowds are possible here, especially on a weekend with good conditions.

There’s a gap of poor surf from the 14th through to the 16th, with onshore winds and small, weak swell. The end of the forecast window, around the 18th of September, shows a promising pulse of energy. Friday morning the 18th has 6 ft of SSE swell with a very long period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive 1029, which is strong. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it could be clean. But it’s far out, so take that with a grain of salt for now. The rest of the second week looks mixed, with a lot of small, onshore wind swell.

So, for the best bet, I’d be pointing you to Sunday the 13th of September at Cabarita. Glassy, clean, 4 ft of SSE swell, and the energy is there. A close second is Saturday the 12th. Just get in the water.

Rusty.

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