Diggers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The forecast’s looking a bit of a mixed bag for the next couple of weeks. The opening stretch is pretty much a write-off with small, weak, and messy waves. But hold on, there’s a serious pulse of energy coming through later that’s going to make things interesting, if not for this break, then for the whole region’s potential.

Days 1-5: The Slow Grind

We start off flat and uninviting. Monday afternoon at Diggers is poor – a weak 4ft from the SSE with a cross-on wind chop. The energy is feeble at just 296. We’re looking at a 3ft to 5ft wave for the next couple of days, nothing doing. There’s a slight bump in size Tuesday morning – 6ft – but the short-period, walled-up swell with that cross-off wind doesn't make it any more appealing. The water temp is a normal 69°, so no surprises there.

Wednesday isn't much better, just 5ft of lumpy cross-shore junk. It’s all grovel territory. Then on Thursday, things get interesting. The swell jumps to 8ft with a longer 10-second period from the SSE. The energy reading is a strong 1316. The wind is offshore, which sounds great, but this break can’t handle it – the call is that it’s simply too big for this spot. Same story Friday, with 8ft and 8ft blasting through. The energy stays high (1116 and 869), and the wind is favorable, but again, it’s just too much juice for Diggers.

Saturday sees a drop back to a more manageable 5ft, but the quality is marginal with short-period swell and moderate cross-off winds.

Days 6-10: The Gap and a Glimmer

From Sunday through Tuesday, it flat-lines completely. The swell drops off the table – 3ft down to a tiny 1ft. The energy is basically nothing, reading only 89, 90, 61, and 48. It’s dead. This is a real lull.

But just as you think it’s over, Wednesday morning (the 16th) shows a pulse of life. A clean 4ft from the SSE with a 10-second period and light cross-off winds. The energy is a moderate 364, and it actually looks surfable. It’s the first real window in a week. The feeling is back, the ocean is glassy, and it’s a proper little wave. That’s the one to get on.

Days 11-16: The Big One and The Cleanup

After that small window, Thursday the 17th starts small again – 2ft – but the afternoon brings a warning: a 10ft swell from the SSE with a fresh breeze. This is just a taste. Friday the 18th is the monster. A solid 16ft of groundswell from the south with a very long 15-second period, and the energy is astronomical – 15,267. This is an expert-only, massive, all-time swell event, but it's far, far too big for this break. By Saturday the 19th, it backs off to a still-heavy 7ft from the SE with a 12-second period. But again, this spot is just not set up for that much water moving around.

The final days, Sunday the 20th through Tuesday the 22nd, see the swell fade out. It’s back to 4ft and 4ft of onshore, short-period slop, then down to 3ft and a weak 4ft, all with poor winds. The energy drops off a cliff, back to the low 200s and 100s. It just fizzles out.

The Biggest Takeaway

For Diggers, the standout is that clean 4ft window on Wednesday morning, September 16th. It’s the only day in the whole 16-day forecast that offers anything close to a decent surf. For the rest of the period, you’re either too small, too big, or just onshore junk. This break is a beginner-friendly spot, and it shows. If it’s epic surf you’re after, you need to be looking to a reef or a point that can handle the west and south-west swell that's coming. For Diggers itself, patience is the name of the game.

Rusty.

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