Devereux Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a good look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, it's a quiet stretch ahead. We’re looking at a proper flat spell to kick things off, and honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there’s not much to get excited about. The first proper chance of anything rideable doesn't appear until Saturday the 15th, and even then it’s marginal.

Devereux is the only spot in the frame, and it’s a reef and point setup that’s fairly consistent, but the swell just isn't cooperating. For the next six days, from Sunday the 9th right through to Friday the 14th, you’re looking at tiny waves around 1 ft to 2 ft from the SSW with a period around 14 to 18 seconds. That groundswell has good shape potential for the point, but with no size and light onshore breezes, the description is “poor surf conditions” and scores are flat. There’s just nothing to work with.

Things perk up ever so slightly on Saturday the 15th. The morning sees 2 ft SSW swell at 16 seconds, which is moderate energy, but the text flags it as “marginal.” The wind is light from the WSW, straight onshore, which is a downer. That afternoon the swell bumps to 3 ft from the same direction, but it’s a cross-onshore breeze, so expect a bit of chop.

Sunday the 16th is our best bet in this whole run. The morning shows 3 ft SSW swell at 15 seconds, still moderate energy, but with a light onshore wind. It’s still classed as “poor surf conditions” though. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to 9 mph from the WSW, making it a gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy.

After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The wave heights stay between 1 ft and 2 ft all the way through to Monday the 24th. The only real change is on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd, where we see a brief shift to a 5 ft and 4 ft WNW swell, but it’s terrible period – 6 and 5 seconds respectively. That’s short-period wind chop, not a proper groundswell, combined with moderate to gentle breezes. That’s not worth paddling for.

Given the persistent small, weak swell and onshore wind, this setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for pretty much the whole period.

So, truth is, there’s no standout session. There’s nothing to get excited about. It’s a flat run, and for this area, that’s not unusual. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d keep the board in the car for a while yet.

Rusty.

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