Deveraux Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it—this forecast is a rough one. The next week-plus is nearly flat, with nothing but ankle-biters. We’re looking at a long gap from now right through to around Monday, September 21st. The whole 16-day window has only one real highlight, and it’s a long way out, so keep your expectations in check.

Right now, through Thursday the 10th and into the weekend, it’s all poor surf at Deveraux Beach (a reef break, good for beginners). Swell is tiny—0.7 ft to 1.0 ft at best—coming from the ESE or SE with a period around 9-10 seconds. Combined energy is weak, like 16-21, so leave the board in the car. Wind is cross or cross-offshore, but with nothing to push, it’s just a flat, clean pond. Water temp is 66°, which is about normal for this time of year.

Friday the 11th has a glassy moment in the afternoon with WNW wind at 3 mph, but swell is only 0.3 ft. Saturday morning the 12th is glassy too with SSE wind at 3 mph, but again, 0.7 ft of swell. It’s just a tease. Sunday the 13th gets a slight bump to 2 ft in the arvo, but period drops to 4 seconds—wind swell junk—and wind is cross-onshore, so choppy. Energy hits 30, still weak.

Monday the 14th is clean with NNW wind, but only 0.7-1.0 ft. Tuesday the 15th bumps to 2 ft again, but period is 3-5 seconds and wind is cross-onshore, so it’s messy. Energy struggles to 31. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are more of the same—tiny, poor quality. Friday the 18th has a strong offshore NNE wind at 22 mph, but swell is only 0.7-2 ft with short period. Clean but barely rideable.

Then we hit the weekend of the 20th-21st—still flat. Sunday the 20th has 0.7 ft, Monday the 21st morning has 2 ft with ESE swell and an 8-second period, energy 35, and clean conditions with light E winds. Still not worth the gas.

The standout—the only one worth marking on your calendar—is Monday afternoon, September 21st. Deveraux Beach finally gets a real pulse: 7 ft of ENE swell, period 6 seconds, combined energy of 291 (moderate energy). Wind is light E at 6 mph, cross-offshore, so conditions will be clean. This is the best on offer by a long shot. That 7 ft is solid—expert-level size, so leave the foamie at home. The ENE direction is right on the money for this break (ENE), so it’ll set up nicely on the reef. Short period (6 seconds) means it’ll be a bit sectiony and won’t have groundswell power, but for here, that’s the one.

After that, Tuesday the 22nd blows up with a massive 12 ft ENE swell (energy 3274—very strong), but heavy rain and a strong cross wind at 25 mph makes it a messy beast. Only for the brave. Wednesday the 23rd has a crazy 31 mph offshore NNE wind (near gale), making paddling nearly impossible, and swell drops to 3 ft. The rest of the window is small and clean but boring.

So there it is—the drought breaks briefly on the 21st. If you’re up for it and experienced, that Monday arvo is your window. The rest? Not worth it. Sometimes the ocean just takes a holiday. Keep an eye on the charts—things can turn.

Rusty.

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