Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Devereux over the next couple of weeks. I'm not gonna lie to you, it's looking like a tough stretch. We've got a lot of days with marginal or poor conditions, and the swell direction is fighting us almost the whole way. There are no true standouts that'll have you calling in sick, but let's pick through it day by day.

We start off on Monday, September 7th with a clean-looking 4ft swell from the south, but it's got a period of 13 seconds and the combined energy is moderate at 448. The wind is light and onshore from the WSW, but the wave comment says it flat out – poor surf conditions. That's the story for most of the first week. The water is sitting at 70°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year; that's very unusual for Devereux, practically bathwater.

Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8th and 9th, are the same deal. Dropping swell heights, with a mix of light onshore and gentle cross-onshore winds. Don't bother.

We get a tiny flicker of life on Thursday morning, September 10th. The forecast calls it "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions" with a 2ft SW swell, but the period jumps to a long 17 seconds and the combined energy is a moderate 380. The wind is light cross-onshore with small wind ripples. It's not good, but it's the closest thing to a wave we've seen. If you're desperate, you could probably find a knee-high crumble, but don't expect much.

Friday, September 11th, is more of the same – marginal in the morning with 2ft of weak SW groundswell (16-second period) and a faint onshore breeze. The energy is a weak 270. Not worth rushing for.

Then things get weird. Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th, we see the swell switch to the WNW. The problem is the period drops to a terrible 6 to 8 seconds, giving us a short, weak, bumpy windswell. The afternoon of Sunday the 13th pushes 6ft, but with a 6-second period and cross-onshore winds, it's going to be a messy, choppy wall of whitewater. That's more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The energy is moderate at 413 but the quality is zero.

Monday, September 14th, is the same sad story: a 4ft morning swell with a 7-8 second period, and the afternoon jumps to 7ft of 6-second junk with a light cross-onshore. That's too big for beginners and too ugly for anyone else. That combined energy hits 533, which is strong, but it's all power and no shape.

The second week of the outlook, from Tuesday the 15th right through to the end, is just more of the same dirge. We're stuck in a pattern of weak 3ft to 5ft WNW windswells (6-9 second periods) or occasional long-period SW pulses that are too small. Nearly every session is rated "poor surf conditions" or "marginal". The best you can hope for are the mornings with a light onshore breeze, like Thursday the 17th or Friday the 18th, where a 4ft to 5ft swell might offer something rideable, but the quality just won't be there. The energy on these days is moderate (300 to 400 range) but the cross-onshore wind will keep it bumpy.

Honestly, there's nothing here to get excited about. It's a long, grim forecast. This run of poor surf is completely normal for the area when the wind and swell aren't cooperating. We just have to wait for a change. Keep your eyes on the horizon, and hopefully the next forecast will have something better.

Rusty, signing off.

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