Chirere Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

We’re looking at a pretty quiet start overall. The first real chance to get wet won’t come until the morning of Wednesday the 5th of August. Even then, it’s pretty slim pickings. The water is sitting at a warm 82°F with only a slight anomaly of 0.5°F, so it’s pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.

The main spot we’re watching is Chirere (reef). It’s a fairly consistent reef break, exposed to the swell, and it lights up best with a northeasterly (NNE) direction. The early part of the week is a write-off, though. Wednesday morning the 5th of August offers a tiny 3 ft NE swell with a short 6-second period and weak energy (47). The wind is a cross-off from the ESE at 6 mph, so it’s clean, but the waves are just ordinary. That’s about as good as it gets for a few days, and it’s not saying much.

The pattern stays pretty poor through the rest of this week and into the next. The wind is mostly cross, cross-on, or choppy, and the swell stays small and weak. The energy values are almost all below 100, which is uninspiring. Thursday the 6th bumps up a touch to 4 ft, but the ENE cross-on wind at 12 mph ruins it. Friday the 7th is similar.

We’ve got a long gap of low-quality swell and messy wind conditions. Honestly, nothing here is worth a special trip. The crowd profile at Chirere is “sometimes,” so you’d see a few people if there were waves, but there just aren’t any.

The first real standout doesn’t arrive until Friday the 14th of August. That morning, we’ve got a pulse of 6 ft ENE swell with a 7-second period, and the energy jumps to a solid 297 (moderate). The wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” and I’ll back that. This is the best window we’ve got.

Then the following Tuesday morning, the 18th of August, looks very similar—another 6 ft ENE swell, 7-second period, moderate energy (297), and a clean cross-off wind from the ESE at 9 mph. Again, “expect good surf conditions.” That’s a solid morning.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th see a bigger bump in size—6 ft to 6 ft NE swell with longer periods up to 8 seconds and strong energy (402 to 448). But the wind is cross or cross-on, which will mess up the surface. That’s more for the experienced crew, and even then, it’s going to be a mess.

So, bottom line: don’t bother with the first week. The best surf on offer is the morning of Friday the 14th of August. The morning of Tuesday the 18th of August is also a strong contender. Get out there for those windows. The rest is just waiting.

Rusty.

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