Crouching Lion Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for your stretch of coast. Honestly, it’s a bit of a flat, frustrating run coming up. We’ve got one spot on the radar, Crouching Lion, but we’re going to have to be patient for even a glimmer of something decent.

Right off the bat, we're looking at a washout. Saturday the 5th is messy – we've got a couple of meters of swell, but it’s coming from the wrong angle, smacking the coast with a cross-onshore breeze. The water’s a warm 80°, right where it should be for this time of year, but you won't be feeling it when you're getting chopped to bits. The energy’s there but it’s all over the shop (1725), and it’s just ugly. A total write-off.

We slide into Sunday and Monday, the 6th and 7th, and the swell drops a touch, but the wind keeps messing with it. It’s cross-shore and lumpy, and the wave comment says it all: marginal. You’ll be fighting a cross-chop and wondering why you bothered. The energy has dropped too, heading back down to around 1100-1200.

Then comes a little tease. On Tuesday the 8th, the wind backs off the angle, going cross-offshore. It’s still not perfect, but the surface will be cleaner. The swell sticks around 6ft, and the energy is still moderate (around 872-991). It’s not a standout, but it’s the first time it really looks surfable. Wednesday the 9th stays clean but the swell fades fast to a dribbly 4ft with a shorter period, and the energy drops off a cliff to a weak 375.

After that little blip, we’re in the doldrums. From the 10th right through to the 20th, it’s a long, poor stretch. The swell direction swings more onshore, the period drops below 8 seconds, and that means the energy is weak to moderate at best, with values sinking from the 600s down to a pathetic 171 by Sunday the 20th. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the call is consistently "poor surf conditions." There’s a lot of days there with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, for the one real standout – such as it is. Looking ahead, we’ve got a promising window on Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th. The period jumps back up to 11 to 12 seconds, and while the swell size isn't massive, around 5ft, the quality is better. Friday morning has a gentle cross-shore breeze, but Saturday morning looks the pick. The wind is light, almost glassy, with just a light cross-shore ripple, the swell is a clean 5ft from the ENE, and the energy is moderate (534). This is a point break, and with this longer period swell, it should start to link up a bit better. It’s inconsistent and breaks rarely, so you might have to wait for set waves, but when they come, they should be worth it. For me, that Saturday morning on the 12th is the call, the only real moment where it might all come together.

Everything after that is a grind. Another string of poor days with weak, short-period swell and onshore winds. There’s nothing else on the horizon worth getting excited about. It’s a test of patience, for sure. Keep the board waxed, and be ready to move on that Saturday morning window.

Rusty, out.

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