Eastern Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, it’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Eastern Beach trying to make sense of the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s break it down.

For the first stretch, the ocean looks like it’s in a bit of a mood. We’ve got a weak and messy windswell from the ENE, with choppy cross-onshore breezes. Honest truth? Don’t even bother paddling out on Sunday the 16th. The water’s a mess, and you’ll just be fighting it for nothing. That’s pretty much the story for the first few days. It’s a rough start, but hang tight.

The surf starts to clean up from Monday the 17th. We get a shift to a light SW cross-offshore breeze, and the swell turns into a proper groundswell, pushing in from the east with a period of 11 seconds. It’s not huge, around 4ft, but it’s clean and organized. Monday morning looks like a solid window to get some fun ones. The energy is moderate, sitting at 437. This is where I’d put my energy for the first week.

Tuesday the 18th keeps the clean conditions with light winds, but the swell backs off a notch. It’s still surfable, but the best of it is done. By the afternoon, the swell drops and gets a bit too messy. After that, we go into a bit of a lull for a few days. The middle of the week sees the energy pick up, but it's from the SSW, which is onshore for this spot. So we get lumpy, cross-onshore conditions. Not great, but there might be a window on Wednesday afternoon when the wind eases off to a light breeze. The energy is moderate, around 614, but the quality is questionable.

Then, hold on to your board shorts because Sunday the 23rd is a big one. A solid SSW groundswell rolls in with a powerful energy reading of 2823. The swell is forecast to be a solid 10ft with a period of 11 seconds. The winds are favorable, but that size is pushing it for this break. This is expert territory, way too big for the beginners and a real handful for everyone else. If you’re a confident, experienced surfer, this could be a proper session, but it’s not for the faint of heart. It’s the standout of the whole period, but it's not for everyone.

The swell stays solid into Monday the 24th, with 6ft of SSW groundswell, but the ENE winds come back, making it choppy and poor. The following couple of days are more of the same: NNE and ENE winds ruining the shape of the waves.

We get another shot on Wednesday the 26th. The swell is still decent, around 5ft from the south with a very long 16-second period. The morning is a bit cross-shore, but the afternoon glassies off with a light SW cross-offshore wind. The energy is strong at 1628, and the conditions are clean. This looks like the second standout of the run. The long period means it’ll be better at the points and reefs, but it should still have some punch out there.

After that, the surf fades back down into the first day of September, with cleaner conditions but smaller swells. The last real day to look at is Sunday the 30th with a 7ft ENE windswell and a light SSW breeze. The period is only 9 seconds, so it’ll be a bit more disorganized, but it’s rideable.

Alright, my call for the best waves: that massive Sunday the 23rd if you’re an expert, and the clean afternoon on Wednesday the 26th for the rest of us. That's where I’ll be. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird there.

So get out there when it’s clean, be smart about the big one, and I’ll see you in the water.

Rusty.

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