Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna level with ya. The next 16 days are pretty grim, my friends. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy conditions. The first solid recommendation doesn’t even show up until Saturday the 30th of August, and even that’s just a glimpse. You’re looking at a full week of barely rideable stuff before we get anything close to good.

Devereux is the only spot on offer, a reef and point setup that’s fairly consistent but for most of this run, the score is just a zero. The water is sitting at 69°F, which is about 6°F warmer than average for this time of year. That’s a big anomaly. It’s like someone turned the heater on and forgot to turn it off.

From Sunday the 24th right through to Friday the 29th of August, we’re stuck with tiny, short-period windswell. Swell heights are mostly 1ft to 3ft, with periods between 8 and 10 seconds. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore from the WSW every single day. The combined swell energy sits in the low hundreds, hitting around 200, which tells you it’s weak. There’s nothing to get excited about. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” all the way.

Saturday the 29th of August morning gets a 1-out-of-10 rating, but the afternoon turns ugly with 12 mph cross-onshore wind from the WNW. The energy jumps to 549, but that’s just chop and bump. No thanks.

Now, here’s the first real glimmer. Sunday the 30th of August. The morning sees a 5ft WNW swell with a period of 9 seconds and glassy conditions from a light S wind. Combined energy is a solid 525, which is moderate to strong. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” This is your first clean window. The afternoon holds up with 6ft WNW swell, but the period drops to 6 seconds – that’s short-period windswell, so it’ll be a bit fat and soft. Still, with glassy wind, it’s the best we’ve got. This is for intermediate surfers. The 6ft is getting a bit big for beginners though.

Monday the 31st of August morning is marginal at 4ft and some cloud, then it’s back to small junk for the rest of that week.

The next standout shows up on Friday the 5th of September. After a long dry spell, we get a nice clean morning. The swell is only 3ft from the SSW with a 16-second period. That’s long-period groundswell, and it’s coming from a direction that matches the optimum for this break, which is W. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the east at 9 mph. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” Combined energy is 439. This is a long-period swell, so while waves will be lined up and have good shape, at a point break it should work nicely. Crowds are “often” at Devereux, so expect company. This is the pick of the whole forecast if you ask me. Clean, well-shaped, and decent energy.

After Saturday the 6th of September, the forecast goes back to small and poor through to the end of the run.

So, in a nutshell: this is a long wait for very little payoff. The standout is the morning of Friday the 5th of September at Devereux. Saturday the 30th of August morning is your second best bet, especially if you want a bit more size. Everything else is a skip.

Rusty.

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