Chirimena Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. I’m looking at the same stretch for Chirimena, and the story’s the same, just in feet and knots.

The water’s a warm 82°, which is pretty normal for the season, so no need to worry about a cold one.

The first chance to get wet is Sunday morning, August 30th. Chirimena is a beach and reef setup. The swell is a weak 4ft from the NE, with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 113. The good news is the wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph, scrubbing the surface up. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The crowds are just sometimes, so you might get a few waves to yourself.

Monday the 31st of August morning is a bit better – 4ft from the NE, 7-second period, with energy at 195. Another clean morning with that cross-off wind. This is the pick of the early days, but we’re still talking small, weak surf.

The mornings are your window for the first week. The wind goes cross-off from the ESE, cleaning things up, but the swell stays small and short-period. By Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, the swell is 5ft from the ENE, with energy at 194. Still ordinary, but a little more to work with. The conditions are clean.

There’s a big gap of nothing until the 7th and 8th of September. The swell jumps to 6ft from the ENE, but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are marginal or poor. The energy hits 488 on the 7th morning, but the wind is no good. With that size and wind, it’s looking more like a kite session than a clean paddle.

The standout is Thursday the 10th of September morning. The swell is 5ft from the ENE with a 7-second period, and energy at 256. The wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph, and the forecast says "expect good surf conditions." That’s the one. The swell direction is NE, matching the optimum from the NNE. The size is good for intermediates, and the wind will have it glassy. Crowds are only sometimes, so score.

Friday the 11th of September morning has a bigger 6ft swell from the ENE, with energy jumping to 525, but the wind is cross-shore and the conditions are marginal. It’s a lot of power, but the wind lets it down.

After that, it trails off. The 12th and 13th are back to small, weak surf.

So, bottom line: the first week is small and clean in the mornings. The real standout is Thursday the 10th of September morning – that’s your session. The rest is mostly ordinary or questionable.

Rusty.

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