Embare Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for this stretch of coast. The action is all at Embare. It’s a sheltered little number, so it takes a bit of encouragement from the right direction to get going. For the most part, it’s a slow start, but there’s a couple of windows that'll get the blood pumping.

The water’s sitting at a balmy 71°, which feels a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – a nice little bonus when you’re sitting out there.

The first few days are pretty grim. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are small and messy, with Thursday afternoon blowing out completely. Saturday the 5th is flat and forgettable.

Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th bring a bit more height, pushing up to around 5 ft, but it comes from the south with short-period junk and onshore breezes. The energy is weak to moderate (combined energy 224 and 395), and it’s just a chop-fest. Not one for the paddle board.

Tuesday morning the 8th is glassy but the swell is short and weak. It’s not really doing much.

Now, Wednesday the 9th morning looks like the first proper standout. The wind goes glassy with a light rain, and we get a 6 ft swell from the east with an 8-second period. The combined energy jumps up to 536, which is a solid, moderate push. It’ll look a bit fat and lined up, and because it’s a beach setup with that short period, it won’t be too straight. For an intermediate, that’s a fun, clean morning.

Thursday the 10th morning is another one to circle on the calendar. We’ve got 6 ft from the east, an 8-second period, and light offshore winds from the north-northeast. The combined energy is strong at 529, and it’ll be clean as a whistle. That’s the pick of the first week – don’t sleep on it.

The middle of the month goes to sleep again. Friday the 11th through to Sunday the 13th are tiny, choppy, and rainy. Not worth a look.

Monday the 14th has a 5 ft swell from the south with moderate cross-offshore wind, so it’s clean, but the energy is just moderate at 425. It’s a marginal one.

And then… Tuesday the 15th morning. This is the big one. We’re looking at a 8 ft swell from the south-southeast with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a whopping 1097 – that’s strong to very strong, and it’s glassy. That’s expert territory only. It’s going to be a heavy, powerful wall of water. For anyone brave enough, it’ll be a session to remember. Keep an eye on those sandbars, as that short-period groundswell can be tricky.

The tail end of the run has a couple of cleaner, smaller pulses on the 17th with a long 14-second period from the south. The swell is only 3 ft, but with that long-period energy and clean offshores, it’ll be lined up and beautiful – a proper point-break style wave if you can find the right bank. By Friday the 18th, the weather turns nasty again with strong onshore winds and very high energy (1618), but it’s unsurfable.

So as usual, patience is key. The clear standouts are the glassy morning of Wednesday the 9th for a fun, clean session, and the big, powerful morning of Tuesday the 15th for the experts only. Everything else is a wait-and-see.

Rusty.

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