Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the local forecast for Devereux. Honestly, it’s a rough stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with barely a whisper of decent surf for the next 16 days.

The combined swell energy stays weak, mostly in the double digits (62 to 260), with only a few days pushing into the low 300s. But that energy doesn’t translate into quality. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell heights barely creep above 2 ft to 2 ft for most of the period. It’s a real grind.

The first glimmer of something rideable comes on Monday, 10th August. The morning session shows a glassy 2 ft swell from the SSW, with a period of 14 seconds. That’s a decent groundswell pulse, but it’s small. The combined energy ticks up to 133, and it’s the only time we see glassy conditions. Still, with the swell that tiny, it’s barely surfable – just enough to get wet on a longboard if you’re desperate.

The next small window pops up around Friday, 14th August, into the weekend. On the morning of the 14th, we see a 2 ft SSW swell with a very long 18-second period, and combined energy jumps to 320. That’s a moderate energy pulse. The wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s not clean, but there’s a bit more push. The swell direction is SSW, but Devereux is a reef and point setup that likes a W swell, so that’s not ideal. It’s pretty marginal.

Into Saturday, 15th August, the swell lifts to 3 ft from the SSW, still with a 16-second period, and combined energy around 344. Again, the wind is onshore (SW at 10 km/h), so it’s messy. Not worth getting excited about.

The only real standout – and I use that term loosely – is the morning of Thursday, 20th August. The swell jumps to 7 ft from the WNW, but the period is a terrible 6 seconds. That’s pure windswell, with combined energy at 473 (moderate). The wind is onshore from the WSW at 10 km/h. For a point break like Devereux, a short-period 7 ft swell with onshore wind is going to be a bumpy, chopped-up mess. That’s strictly for experts, and even then, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The forecast is a blank run, which is normal for this area when the wind doesn’t cooperate. The water temp is about average for the time of year.

Rusty.

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