Ditch Plains Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, checking the charts.

Honestly, folks, it’s a pretty bleak run ahead for Ditch Plains. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing much to get excited about. The first real chance to even think about paddling out doesn’t come until Thursday the 10th, and even then, it’s a tough sell.

For the next few days, we’re looking at tiny, weak surf. Wednesday the 9th is basically a write-off with that 0.3ft to 1.0ft stuff and cross-onshore winds. Not worth getting the wetsuit damp.

Thursday the 10th is the first real blip. We get a bump in size to about 5ft, coming from the SSW with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined swell energy is moderate at 209. The wind is cross-offshore, which will keep things clean. But the forecast still calls it poor conditions, so don’t expect any gems. This is more of a “get wet and stretch the arms” session.

Friday the 11th is the best we’ve got on offer for the first week. The morning shows clear skies with a moderate offshore wind from the NNW at 16 mph. The swell drops to 2ft from the south, but it’s clean. It’s a small day, but with that offshore wind, it’ll be the most appealing for a log or a mid-length. The energy is weak though, only 44.

After that, we slide back into a lull. Saturday and Sunday have tiny waves and glassy conditions, but they are just too small to get excited about. There’s a long gap of nothing recommended until Monday the 21st.

Now, looking way down the line to Monday the 21st of September, we get another pulse. The morning shows 4ft from the east with a 7-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 124. The wind is cross-offshore, so expect clean faces. The afternoon picks up to 5ft from the east with a much stronger energy reading of 310. This is the biggest energy we see in the whole window, but again, it’s flagged as marginal. It’s clean, but the quality isn’t guaranteed.

The real standout for the whole forecast, if you’re patient, is the morning of Thursday the 24th of September. We see a 2ft swell from the SSE, but the period jumps to 18 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell, meaning it’ll have some real punch and shape for its size. The combined swell energy is strong at 263. With a clean cross-offshore wind from the NNE, and Ditch being an exposed reef, this is the session to keep your eye on. It’s far out, so don’t book the time off yet, but if that holds, it’ll be the best wave of the run.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing crazy on that front.

This is a tough spell for Ditch. There’s just not much to work with. Keep an eye on that Thursday the 24th, and otherwise, wait for the forecasts to improve.

Rusty.

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