Condos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it – this 16-day window is a quiet one for Condos, with a long stretch of tiny, sloppy surf before a faint glimmer shows up right at the end.

From now through the middle of the month, it’s all small, weak, short-period windswell from the SSE and SE, with a cross-onshore wind that keeps the surface lumpy. There’s a big gap with nothing worth paddling for. The water sits at about 86°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year.

That first recommendation lands on Saturday September 12. Condos is a beginner spot, fairly consistent, but the swell is only 4ft from the SSE with a period of 6 seconds – that’s pure slop, weak energy (94). Wind is hammering cross-onshore at 19 mph. The crowd can be a factor sometimes, but today you’d have the ocean to yourself. The swell direction is a mismatch, too – Condos prefers a SE swell for best shape. This one is a skip.

The whole first week is poor. Swell barely reaches 3ft, periods are short, and every session is marked “poor surf conditions” with scores of zero. The combined swell energy stays under 100 – tells you everything.

Then on Saturday September 27, something shifts. The morning turns glassy – wind goes calm. Swell is still only 3ft from the ESE, but the period bumps to 8 seconds and energy climbs to 108 (moderate). It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary” – so you could squeeze out a few fun little waves, but it’s nothing to write home about. This is the only time energy breaks into triple digits. Afternoon winds pick up and mess it up again.

The rest of the second week stays tiny and choppy. There’s no real standout – the absolute best is that Saturday 27 September morning, and that’s a marginal call.

If you’re a kiter, those persistent cross-onshore winds and small lumpy surf might give you something, but for paddle surfing, this is a long, flat wait.

Keep watching the charts – it doesn’t stay this quiet forever.

Rusty.

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