Constantine Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Constantine Bay over the next couple of weeks.

First up, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this stretch is lookin’ pretty bleak. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive for a while. There’s a solid 6 ft W swell rollin’ in on Monday 7th, with a moderate 1106 combined energy, but it’s been blown to bits by a 16 mph WSW onshore wind. That’s a write-off. Tuesday 8th is worse – 19 mph NNW wind, lumpy, messy. Wednesday 9th drops to 5 ft, but the cross-onshore wind still has it choppy. Thursday 10th is tiny, 3 ft or less, with a short 5-second period and weak energy (68). Forget it.

Friday 11th sees a bit of a pulse back to 5 ft W swell, but that moderate cross-shore wind keeps it rough. Saturday 12th drops again. Sunday 13th bumps back up to 5 ft W swell, moderate energy (487), but the wind is cross-onshore at 12 mph, so it’s choppy. There’s nothing clean here for over a week, and the scores are all zeros.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. We finally get a clean window on Wednesday 16th September morning. The wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the NNE at 9 mph. The swell is small – 3 ft from the W, with a 10-second period and 148 combined energy – but it’s clean. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and that’s the best we’ve got. It’s a small, clean wave for a longboard or a funboard. The crowds at Constantine Bay (beach and reef) are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have a few mates out, but it won’t be a circus.

Thursday 17th and Friday 18th keep the clean cross-offshore wind, but the swell drops to 1 ft – 2 ft, that’s barely a ripple. Saturday 19th morning has a little more, 2 ft, but still small. The real standout is that Wednesday 16th morning. It’s not a world-beater, but it’s the only clean, surfable wave in the whole 16-day window. After that, Sunday 20th brings a 5 ft W swell with a long 12-second period, but the wind is onshore from the WNW at 12 mph, so it’ll be a messy, blown-out lump. The energy is strong (686), but the wind kills it.

So, bottom line: if you’re desperate, get out on Wednesday 16th morning for a clean, small session. The rest of the run is a no-go. The long gap of poor surf from Monday 7th right through to Tuesday 15th is a real bummer. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, it’s a tough one.

Rusty

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