Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks have in store for us. We've got a couple of tiny windows where the surf might just be worth a paddle, but honestly, it's a pretty bleak outlook for a while.

The first run of the period, from Sunday the 30th of August, kicks off with a real dud. We're looking at a tiny, weak swell from the southeast, maybe 1ft to 3ft, with a short period that just doesn't have any grunt. The combined energy is weak (27-37), and winds are messy, with a cross-off or cross-shore flow. It's not going to be worth changing out of your street clothes.

We skate through Monday and Tuesday with nothing but tiny, clean waves – 1.0ft to 1ft – but no energy to speak of (17-22). Glassy conditions on Monday morning are a tease, but there's no swell to ride.

Then Wednesday the 2nd of September sees a bit of a jump in energy, but it's a total mess. The swell bumps up to 5ft-5ft from the east, with a moderate combined energy (222-258), but the period is a short 6 seconds. A strong onshore wind of 18-22 mph is going to turn Ditch Plains into a washing machine. That's a hard pass for a paddle board; the set-up looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

We get a bit of a clean-up on Thursday the 3rd with a cross-off wind, but the swell drops back to 3ft-3ft. It's still not great.

Alright, here's the one and only standout. Friday the 4th of September is the best we've got. The morning session sees a light offshore wind from the NNW at 6 mph, with a clean 2ft wave from the ESE. The combined energy is weak (52), but the clean conditions make it surfable. It's tiny, but it'll be the most fun you'll have in this entire forecast. It's a beach break, and with clean conditions on a tiny wave, it'll be a fun little spot for an intermediate. There's a risk of crowds, as it's often busy.

Saturday the 5th of September morning offers a repeat – a clean 2ft wave with a light offshore – but again, it's just a small, weak wave (46). After that, we're back into a long, dry spell. From Saturday afternoon right through to the 14th of September, it's a parade of tiny, weak, or wind-chopped surf. There's a lot of days where the wind is clean, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

Then on the 13th of September, we see a pulse of 4ft-6ft swell from the SSW, with a period of 5-6 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind. The energy is moderate (96-226), but the period is so short that the waves will be crumbly and weak. It's a marginal call at best, and the wind is forecast to shift onshore for the next day. It's a long way out, so don't get your hopes up.

Honestly, the only real window is those Friday and Saturday mornings. It's a pretty flat run for a while, but it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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