Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple of weeks for Emerald Beach.

Honestly, this is a tough one. The outlook is pretty flat for the bulk of the next 16 days. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of small, weak waves, and findin’ a proper session will be a real challenge. The best chance at anything decent comes right at the very end, but even then, it’s not a world-beater.

Let’s start with Sunday, September 6th. There’s a small pulse of swell in the mornin’, with waves comin’ in at 3ft from the north-northeast. The period is a short 6 seconds, so it’s pretty weak, with combined energy sittin’ at 85 (moderate). The wind is a cross-off from the SSE, so it’s surfable, but it’s nothin’ to write home about. By the afternoon, the wind picks up to 18 mph and the quality drops off.

From Monday the 7th all the way through to Saturday the 19th of September, it’s a real struggle. The swell drops to 1ft to 2ft on most days, with periods that are all over the place. We get some decent offshore winds in the mornin’s, like on Monday the 7th (S 6 mph) and Tuesday the 8th (SSW 15 mph), but the swell is just too small to do anythin’ with. The combined energy is mostly in the 20-50 range, which is weak. It’s the kind of period where you’d be spendin’ more time floatin’ than ridin’.

Then we get to the final weekend and into the third week. On Saturday, the 19th of September, the swell tries to pick up a bit in the afternoon, hittin’ 4ft from the north-northeast. But the period is a short 5 seconds, and the wind is onshore from the NNE. The combined energy is 61 (moderate), but it’s not clean. The best bet in this whole window is actually Monday, the 14th of September, but it’s a poor one. There’s a sudden spike of 3ft from the NE, but with a period of only 4 seconds, it’s a messy, wind-swell combo. The offshore wind is gone by then, and it’s onshore from the NNE.

For the standout, if you had to pick the best of a bad bunch, it’s the mornin’ of Sunday the 6th. The 3ft NNE swell with a cross-off breeze is the cleanest we’ll see. At Emerald Beach, a point break, it needs that NE direction to work, and it’s the only time the direction and wind align reasonably. It’s still small, but it’s the only window with a score that’s not a zero. Expect crowds to be possible, as it’s often busy.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no need for a thick wetsuit.

So, to sum it up: a long, flat run with a tiny, marginal window on the 6th and then again a messy pulse on the 19th. It’s not lookin’ great, but forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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