Deveraux Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a grim picture for us. This whole 16-day window is a total flat spell. We are looking at a solid stretch of nothing recommended right from the start and clear through to the end. The first hint of anything like a wave doesn't show up until Wednesday, September 4th, and even then it's not much.

For Deveraux Beach (a reef setup), it’s a long wait. From now until the end of August and into the first days of September, the energy is just pathetic – combined energy values barely crawl into double figures, with readings down at 9 to 15. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7ft to 1.0ft, and the period is a short, weak 8 seconds. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping the surface chopped and messy. You’d be fighting a losing battle.

Now, Wednesday, September 4th, things get a little interesting, but it's far from special. We get a brief pulse of slightly bigger swell, reaching 4.6ft early morning on the 4th from the ESE, with a combined energy jumping up to 160 – finally some moderate power. But the period is only 6 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit fat and unruly. The bigger issue is the wind: it’s howling out of the SE at 22 mph, making it lumpy. By the afternoon it settles to a light breeze, but the depth is dropping.

The real tease comes Friday the 4th through Saturday the 5th. We see a little 2.6ft swell from the ESE. The period stretches to 7–8 seconds. But for the first time in ages, the wind plays ball. Friday morning we get clean offshore from the N, and Saturday morning is even better – glassy conditions with a slight air. The combined energy is still low (around 60–76), meaning weak, soft waves. It's not going to be a barrel-fest, but for a beginner spot like this, it might be the only time the water is clean enough to paddle out and catch a few small ones.

After that, from Sunday the 6th onwards, we just fade away again. The swell drops back below 1.6ft, energy numbers fall, and while we get a few glassy or clean windows on the 8th, 9th, and later, the swell is just not there. The end of the run is more of the same: tiny, weak swell and a lot of wind.

To be brutally honest, if you really need a wet suit on and a paddle, the best you can hope for is that Saturday morning, September 5th. The water temp isn't mentioned by name for this spot, but expect it to be average for the time of year. Even then, temper your expectations. It's a lousy run for a reef break that rarely has proper power. The setup might even look more interesting for a kite surfer on that Wednesday with the wind and small swell than for a regular paddler.

Hang in there, but this one's a write-off.

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