Deveraux Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Deveraux Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is a tough one. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a whole lot of flatness and poor conditions. There’s a long gap with no real recommendations until we get into the last few days of the month. Between September 13th and around September 23rd, the swell barely gets a pulse, and when it does, the quality is just not there. Most days show weak combined wave energy (often under 100, and a couple of early days barely touching 16), with onshore or cross-off winds messing with what little texture there is. You’re looking at small, weak lines that won’t be giving you much to work with.

The standout, however, arrives on Thursday the 24th of September. Deveraux Beach will see a proper increase in swell. The morning shows a clean 5 ft from the east, with a moderate offshore wind from the north-northeast (16 mph). The combined energy jumps up to a solid 400, which is proper moderate energy, and with a clean offshore flow, the sets should be nicely groomed and holding shape. This is easily the best quality on offer. On the Friday the 25th, the morning session is also good – 4 ft from the east but with a longer period of 11 seconds, and a lighter 6 mph north-northeast offshore wind. That gives you a nice, clean, lined-up wave, though the longer period might mean it’s a bit more walled-up at a beach setup like Deveraux, so read the sandbars carefully.

Before that, Saturday the 20th of September afternoon shows a small increase to 3 ft from the east-northeast, but it’s very ordinary and only scores a 1 on quality. Not worth jumping for.

On the very last morning of the forecast – Monday the 28th of September – we get a glassy flat spell at 5 ft from the east-northeast (period 7 seconds). It’s surfable and clean, but the shorter period means it’ll be lumpy and a bit disorganised. It’s a last-ditch option if you’re desperate.

Water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit dramas. The consistent north-easterly wind patterns mean the lefts from the swell direction might be a bit bumpy, but the standouts with offshore flow are your best bet.

So, bottom line: the first two weeks of this window are a write-off. Your best call is the morning of Thursday the 24th (5 ft east, clean offshore, good energy) and the Friday the 25th morning (4 ft east, lighter wind, decent period). Everything else is a scratch session.

Rusty.

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