Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a rough patch. The water is 69°F, which is about 6°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it feels like a warm bath out there.

The first real chance to get in the water is Sunday, September 6th, in the afternoon. Devereux is a reef and point, and the wind will go glassy. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the SSW, with a period of 14 seconds. It’s a long-period groundswell, which at a point like this will give you some clean, lined-up little runners. The conditions are 'surfable waves but very ordinary' – honestly, it’s just a chance to get wet. The combined energy is only 171 (moderate), so you’re not fighting the ocean.

The real standout, and the only one I’d call a highlight, looks like Thursday, September 17th, in the afternoon. We’re looking at a 6ft swell from the WNW, pushing up against a 6-second period. That’s short-period, windswell junk, but the size is there. The combined energy jumps to 320 (moderate), and the wind is light cross-onshore. It’s a marginal call due to tide, but for a reef and point spot, that 6ft is the best size we’ll see. It’s not going to be classic, but it’s the only day with any real push.

Everything else in between is a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is too small or too weak to clean up. From Sunday the 6th all the way through to the 16th, it’s a long, dry gap of poor surf and choppy conditions. The second week looks equally grim, with most days showing tiny swell and poor conditions. The 17th is the only beacon.

So, keep your expectations low. There’s one afternoon on the 17th that might be worth a look if you’re desperate, but otherwise, this is a classic case of no good surf options in the 16-day window. It’s a quiet time for this area.

Rusty.

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