Corners Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The long-range picture is pretty flat overall, to be honest. There’s a window of surf at the start, but it fades out quickly into a series of small, weak days where you’ll be fighting for any kind of wave. It’s not shaping up to be a classic stretch, but there are a couple windows where it could be worth a paddle.

The first real window is Monday afternoon at Corners (Corners_2). We’ve got a 5ft south swell rolling in, with a period of 11 seconds. That’s got some push behind it. The combined wave energy is moderate at 1059, and with a cross-offshore breeze out of the ESE at 16 mph, it should actually be pretty clean. This is a reef break, and it’s fairly consistent, so there should be waves to be had. The water temp is 85°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing weird there. This is your best bet for the next few days.

Tuesday morning is still worth a look. The swell drops slightly to 5ft, and the period shortens to 10 seconds, but the wind is lighter, out of the SE at 9 mph, and still cross-off. Wave energy is still moderate at 590. There’s a risk of thunderstorms, but the surf should be clean. It’s a notch below Monday, but still a goer.

From Tuesday afternoon onwards, things get pretty weak. The swell drops below 5ft, and you’ve got a mix of cross and cross-on winds chopping things up through Wednesday. Don’t get too excited about those days.

Thursday morning shows a small pulse of 3ft south swell with a short 8-second period. It’s clean with light winds, but it’s not really worth getting out of bed for. The energy is weak at 245. It’s a knee-to-waist high sort of day, if you’re desperate.

Then we hit a real flat spell. From Friday the 15th right through to the 20th, the swell just fades away. We’re talking 3ft down to 1ft. The energy numbers drop into the low hundreds and even below 100, which is weak. There’s a couple of days with offshore winds, but there’s just no swell to work with. It’s a long, frustrating gap of about six days with nothing worth paddling out for.

The next thing that shows up is on Friday the 21st. It’s a new south-southeast swell, 5ft, but the period is a short 7 seconds. It’s got a bit of energy, around 237, but it’s going to be a bit jumbly and disorganized. The wind is cross-off out of the SE at 16 mph, so it won’t be a total mess, but it’s not going to be a standout session. The tide might be questionable too. It’s a marginal one, at best.

Saturday the 22nd is a bit cleaner, with the swell easing to 4ft, but the period is still short at 7 seconds. The wind is better, light offshore out of the E at 9 mph. It will be clean, but the waves will be small and weak. Not a day to get excited about.

After that, it’s pretty much more of the same for the rest of the forecast. Small, weak swells in the 2ft to 3ft range, with periods hovering around 8-9 seconds. There are some clean, offshore mornings, particularly on the 23rd and 24th, but the swell is just too small to make them worthwhile. The energy is constantly in the weak category, rarely even hitting 200.

The final day, the 25th, shows a slightly longer period swell (11 seconds) but it’s coming from the southwest, straight into a cross-on wind, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. Forget it.

So, bottom line: get on Monday afternoon if you can, maybe Tuesday morning. After that, it’s a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly forgettable surf. It’s a blank run, which can happen for this area. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty out.

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