Condos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a bit of a flat spell ahead. The first surf worth mentioning doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 2nd of September, and even then it’s a struggle. We’re looking at tiny, weak swells with pretty average wind almost the whole way through. There’s a long gap from the start right through to the end – no real standout days, just small, choppy conditions.

The only break we’ve got to work with is Condos. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, fairly consistent, but the swell direction is coming from the SSE and SE, which isn’t its optimum. The water’s sitting at 86°F, which is about 2°F warmer than average for this time of year – a bit unusual, but nice for a paddle.

Kicking off on Wednesday morning the 2nd, we’ve got a tiny 2 ft SSE swell with a period of just 5 seconds. That’s weak, short-period windswell, and combined energy is only 26 – pretty limp. The wind is a cross S breeze at 15 mph, so it’s a bit messy. The afternoon gets worse: cross-on SE wind ramps up to 16 mph, making it choppy. Not a good day.

Thursday the 3rd is much the same – 3 ft SSE swell in the morning, still a short 5-second period, combined energy 43. Cross-on wind at 12 mph keeps it choppy. Afternoon goes onshore, just poor.

Friday the 4th: 2 ft SE swell, period 5 seconds, energy 26. Cross-on wind, light to moderate. Still poor.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th: swell drops to 2 ft, period 4 seconds, energy only 10. Light cross-on wind, but it’s so small it’s barely breaking. Afternoons are onshore and even worse.

The whole first week is a write-off. Tiny swell, short period, cross-on or onshore wind, and the combined energy never gets above 50. The water temperature anomaly is notable – about 2°F warmer than average – but that doesn’t help the waves.

Moving into the second week – Monday the 7th through to Thursday the 17th – it’s more of the same. Swell sizes hover between 1 ft and 3 ft, period stays at 5 or 6 seconds, and combined energy peaks at 50 on the 14th. Winds are still cross-on from the SSE or SE, fresh at times. Nothing changes.

The best you could say is the morning of Sunday the 13th has a 3 ft SE swell with 5-second period, energy 39, and a gentle cross-on breeze – still poor, but it’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook. Not saying much.

There’s no standout. No clean, glassy day. No proper groundswell. The whole 16-day window is just small, choppy, and underwhelming. For a beginner spot, it’s not even worth paddling out. If you’re a kiter, the consistent cross-on wind might be more interesting than surfing.

That’s the long and short of it. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s flat.

Rusty.

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