Condos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this stretch of coastline is looking like a bit of a flat spell. The next two weeks are a struggle, so don’t go getting your hopes up.

We’ve got a gap right from the start. Nothing worth paddling out for on Friday the 11th or Saturday the 12th. The swell is small, the wind is all wrong, and the energy is weak. The combined energy is sitting in the weak range, between 36 and 98, which tells you everything. The water temp is about 86° here at Condos, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—nice for a swim, not for surfing.

We’re looking at a solid eight or nine days of nothing much. From Sunday the 13th through to Friday the 18th, it’s the same story: small SSE to ESE swell, under 4ft, with cross-on winds and short, weak periods around 5 to 7 seconds. The combined energy barely scrapes into the moderate range a couple of times, hitting 127 on the Friday morning the 18th, but with onshore winds and a messy sea state, it’s not worth the drive.

Then on Saturday the 19th of September, we get a tiny glimmer. The morning sees a glassy surface and a light NNE breeze. The swell is a paltry 3ft from the ESE, with a period of just 7 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 79. It’s surfable, but only just. Crowds are possible here at Condos, but honestly, with waves this small, it’s more of a beginner's paddle than a proper session.

After that, it drops right off again. Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st offer clean conditions but tiny, knee-high waves from the ESE—2ft and 1ft respectively. The energy is pitiful, dropping to 12. By Tuesday the 22nd, we’re down to 2ft with a period of 4 seconds, and the combined energy is just 9. That’s not surf; that’s a ripple.

Things don’t get much better through the rest of the week. A few morning windows show clean conditions, like on Thursday the 24th with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is still only 2ft. On Friday the 25th, we get a brief offshore wind from the NW in the morning, with 2ft swell from the SE, period of 6 seconds, and energy of 30. It’s clean, but tiny.

Finally, on Saturday the 26th of September, we see a slight lift. The morning brings a clean, cross-off wind from the NNW, with 2ft swell from the SE, period of 6 seconds, and a combined energy of 53. It’s still small, but it’s the best we’ve had in two weeks. The waves will be weak and short-period, so it’s a longboard or a foiler day if you’re keen. Crowds are possible.

So, to sum it up: the whole period is flat. There’s no standout session. The best you’ll get is the morning of the 19th or the 26th, and even then, it’s a very ordinary surf. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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