Corners Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Gotta be straight with you — the next two weeks at Corners are a real mixed bag, and mostly a quiet one. The water’s a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 86°, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.

We kick off Sunday the 2nd with tiny, weak 1-foot surf from the SE, light cross-off wind, but it’s just not doing anything. Monday and Tuesday stay small and average, with only the faintest of knee-high slop. Through Wednesday the 5th, the swell picks up a little to 2 feet, but it’s still short period and weak, with combined energy only 38 — that’s barely a ripple. The whole first week is a write-off for decent waves.

Then from Thursday the 6th right through to Tuesday the 11th, things get wild. We’ve got gale to storm-force winds (43 to 84 mph), and the swell absolutely explodes — 26 feet to 36 feet with combined energy readings from 22387 up to 57439. That’s a massive, dangerous amount of energy. The swell direction is mostly NW and SW, which is off the optimum for Corners, and the wind is cross to cross-onshore. Even though the tide and wind direction might be technically favorable, the swell is way too big and the conditions are a dangerous mess. This is strictly for kite surfers, not paddle surfers, and even then, you’d want to be very experienced.

After that, the swell drops but stays messy. Wednesday the 12th still has 8 feet to 11 feet swell from the SSW, but with cross-onshore winds and combined energy still over 2700 — it’s lumpy and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Finally, from Thursday the 13th, things start to clean up. The wind turns cross-off from the NE and N, and the swell settles to 5 feet to 6 feet from the S with a period of 10 to 11 seconds, combined energy around 1077 to 1251. That’s moderate energy, and the conditions are clean — this is the best window in the whole forecast. It’s solid waist-to-chest high, with a bit of push, and the offshore wind will keep it smooth. This is the standout period, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it.

After that, it fades again. Friday the 14th has 3 feet to 4 feet from the S/SW, periods around 10 seconds, but cross-shore wind and a combined energy under 500 — just ordinary. The weekend of the 15th is tiny and weak, and the following Monday and Tuesday (17th, 18th) show glassy, light conditions with 2 feet to 3 feet swell, periods around 8 to 9 seconds, and combined energy under 200. Surfable, but nothing special.

So here’s the bottom line: the first week is mostly flat or blown out, the middle of the second week is dangerously big, and the only real chance of a good session is Thursday the 13th and maybe Friday morning the 14th at Corners. If you’re an experienced surfer, that Thursday morning is your best bet. Don’t bother with the rest.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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