Condos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Honestly, it's a pretty grim stretch ahead for us. Looking at the entire 16-day window, there's just nothing happening that's worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the wind is consistently messy, and every single session gets a "poor surf conditions" tag. We're looking at a long dry spell with no real standout, so let's be straight about it.

Kicking off from Thursday, 20th August, through the whole weekend and into the following week, it's the same story. The swell is weak, with combined energy reading mostly between 10 and 30 – that's barely a ripple. The water temp at Condos is sitting at 85°F, which is about 2°F above normal, so it's a touch warmer than average for this time of year, but that's the only bright spot. The wind is almost always cross-onshore, blowing from the SE or SSE at 9 to 19 mph, keeping everything choppy and lumpy. The swell height is hovering around 2 ft to 3 ft, and with a period of just 4 to 5 seconds, it's weak, short-period windswell with no push.

Even into the last week of August and the first days of September, there's no improvement. The swell picks up just a hair to 3 ft by the 31st and 1st of September, but the wind gets stronger – fresh breezes up to 22 mph – so it's just more of the same messy, onshore slop. The combined energy climbs to around 80, still in the weak range, and the period stays stubbornly short at 5 to 6 seconds. There's no clean window, no glassy morning, no offshore flow. It's a total write-off for paddle surfing.

If you're desperate for something to do, the setup at Condos (a beach/reef mix) with that strong cross-onshore wind and building chop might be more interesting for kite surfing than trying to paddle out on a foam board. But for a proper surf? There's nothing here. It's a tough run, but that's how it goes sometimes – forecasts can change, so don't lose hope entirely.

Rusty.

Read more