Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk in feet and miles per hour.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a mixed bag, and for a solid stretch, there’s not much to get excited about. We’ve got a real lull through the end of August and into the first week of September, with only ripples on offer. Most days are getting chopped up by a cross-onshore breeze, leaving the conditions pretty ordinary. You’ll be sifting through a lot of “poor surf” and “marginal” tags before we find anything worthwhile.

Let’s talk about Devereux, which is a reef and point set-up. The water temp is sitting at about 71°F, which is a whopping 7°F warmer than average for this time of year, so that’s a real treat if you’re not wearing a full suit.

The first real flicker of hope comes on Tuesday afternoon, the 1st of September. Swell is tiny at 1ft from the South, with a period of 11 seconds, and the energy is weak (168). But the wind turns glassy, absolutely flat calm. You won't be getting any size, but if you’ve got a log and just want to feel saltwater on your skin with no chop, that’s your moment. It's surfable, but only just.

Moving into the 2nd and 3rd of September, we see a slight bump. Thursday morning the 3rd looks best of that run. A South swell at 3ft with a 13-second period and a light offshore wind. The energy is moderate (395). It’s still a small-wave day for a longboard or a fish, but at least it’ll be clean.

The best stand-out in the entire window, and the one I’d circle on the calendar, is Thursday morning the 10th of September. A 2ft SW swell with a 17-second period, that is a proper long-period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (360) and the wind is light and offshore. This is a classic point break set-up, and that long period will wrap around and offer clean, lined-up waves for the longboarders and mid-lengths. It won't be big, but the quality will be head and shoulders above the rest of the forecast. Crowds can be an issue here, as it's often busy, but for this level of quality, it’s worth sharing the peak.

The days after that slip back into the cross-onshore pattern and dropping size. So be patient, get out there on the 1st for a glassy paddle, but really, Thursday the 10th morning is the one to aim for.

Rusty

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