Coastguard Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surf crew, ol' Rusty here. Let's have a honest look at what's on the table over the next couple of weeks. It's not looking like a classic stretch for our shores, so temper those expectations.

For the first week, we're dealing with a real lack of push. There's a long gap of small, weak surf from Monday the 14th right through to Saturday the 19th. The energy just isn't there, with combined swell energy values sitting in the weak range (16 and below), and what little swell we get is a messy mix of short-period windswell. It's mostly clean, and the winds are often light or cross-offshore, but with waves barely making 1 ft and periods around 5-6 seconds, there's really nothing to get excited about. This is a stretch for the learner crew at Coastguard Beach if they just want to float around, but for anyone looking for a real wave, it's a write-off.

Things start to look a little more interesting around Sunday the 20th. The swell picks up, but the quality gets tricky. By Sunday afternoon, we see a 4 ft NE swell with a combined energy of 108 (moderate), but the wind goes cross-shore and it gets lumpy. Monday the 21st has the most energy we've seen, with a 4 ft ENE swell and combined energy hitting 161, but it's choppy with a cross-onshore wind. Not great.

The standout moment, for what it's worth, looks to be Thursday the 24th of September. That morning sees a 6 ft ESE swell with a period of 9 seconds and combined energy skyrocketing to 510 (strong energy). The swell direction is a close match to the optimum from the SE. However, there's a major caveat: the wind is a strong 25 mph cross-shore, creating messy cross-chop. The afternoon cleans up nicely as the wind swings cross-offshore, but the swell drops to 4 ft. That morning window is really only for the hardcore crew on bigger boards at Coastguard Beach, and only if you can handle the blustery mess. For the rest of us, it's a pass.

After that, the surf fades again into small, weak, and onshore conditions for the final days of September. The 27th has a moment of glassy conditions in the afternoon, but with a 1 ft ESE swell, it's barely a ripple.

Overall, there's no real standout session here that's a must-surf. The 24th has the most grunt, but it's a battle against the wind. Keep an eye on the forecast, because it can't stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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