Cibratel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Cibratel over the next couple of weeks. Straight off the bat, I gotta say, the first week is a bit of a struggle – there’s some small swell kicking around, but the wind and weather just aren’t playing ball. We’ve got a long wait ahead for anything that really gets the heart going.

We start the forecast period on Wednesday the 9th of September. There’s a bit of a knee-high SSE swell at 2 ft with a period of 10 seconds. The combined wave energy is only 105 – pretty mellow. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is the only saving grace, but with moderate rain falling, it’s just ordinary. The afternoon turns messy with a light cross-onshore. Nothing to get excited about here.

Thursday the 10th is much the same story. Slightly cleaner in the morning with a glassy surface, and the swell bumps up a touch to 2 ft from the SSE, with a period stretching to 12 seconds. Energy is moderate at 166. It’s surfable but far from memorable. The afternoon sees the wind shift cross-shore, killing the vibe again.

Friday and Saturday are poor. The swell stays small and the wind is cross-onshore, bringing chop. Saturday afternoon does see a bump in size – 4 ft from the south – but the period drops to a weak 7 seconds and it’s blown out. The energy jumps to 271, but with that short-period windswell and cross-onshore wind, it’s not worth paddling out.

Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th bring the biggest swell of the first week. Sunday morning sees 4 ft from the SSE at 11 seconds, but the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the ESE at 12 mph. Energy is 420 – moderate to strong – but it’s a choppy mess. Sunday afternoon it really ramps up: 6 ft from the SSE, 10-second period, and the energy skyrockets to 1258. That’s strong wave energy, but the wind is howling onshore at 16 mph. For an exposed beach break like Cibratel, this is a full-on washing machine. That size is for experienced surfers only, and with the wind howling, it looks more appealing for kite surfing than a paddle session. Monday stays big and messy.

Then we hit a real lull. From Tuesday the 15th all the way through to Thursday the 17th of September, the swell drops back under 3 ft, winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the scores are flat. There’s a tiny window on Thursday the 17th with a pulse of long-period 15-second groundswell, but it’s only 2 ft and the wind is cross-onshore. That long period from the SSE doesn’t help a beach break like this either – it’ll tend to be lined up and closey.

Finally, the standout window appears near the end of the second week. Friday the 18th of September is the clear winner here. The morning brings a clean 3 ft SSE swell with a period of 13 seconds, light offshore wind from the NW at 3 mph. The energy is 305 – moderate and solid. This is where the stars align: offshore wind at a beach break like Cibratel is going to make for clean, peeling lines. The afternoon gets even better – the wind drops to glassy, dead calm, with the swell still a waist-high 2 ft at 12 seconds. This is the day. It won’t be huge, but it will be super clean and fun on a longboard or a fish. Crowds here are ‘often’, so expect company.

After that little gem, Saturday and Sunday the 19th and 20th go back to small and messy. There are some glassy mornings on the 20th and 21st of September, but the swell is tiny and short-period, barely registering any energy. Tuesday the 22nd has a bit more size – 4 ft from the ESE – but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind puts a chop on it.

One positive note for the end of the run: Thursday the 24th of September. The morning is dead calm, glassy, with a 3 ft ESE swell at 9 seconds. Energy is 125. It’s not a big day, but it’ll be clean and rideable on the right tide.

So, if you’re holding out for the real deal, it’s Friday the 18th of September that you want to circle on the calendar. Offshore in the morning, glassy in the arvo, with a fun, clean swell. The rest of the two weeks is a mixed bag of small, windy, or just ordinary conditions. It’s not the longest dry spell ever for this area, but there’s definitely a big gap between that one good day and the next.

Rusty.

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