Emery s Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Emery s Left.

Honestly, I’m scratching my head a bit here. Over the next 16 days, there’s nothing that gets the heart racing. The whole window is a long, quiet stretch of small, messy, and mostly poor surf. The water’s sitting at 72°F – that’s 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it feels like a bath, but you won’t be doing much paddling.

From Friday the 11th right through to Monday the 21st of September, it’s a constant grind of small, weak swell. The combined wave energy barely breaks into three digits, topping out around 620 (moderate energy) but coming with “poor surf conditions” or just “marginal” tags. The wind is nearly always cross or cross-onshore, and even when it’s light, there’s a chop or ripples spoiling what little shape there is.

The only flicker of something happens on Sunday the 20th, into Monday the 21st of September. We’ve got a 3ft to 3ft SW groundswell, with a period stretching to 18 seconds. That’s a very long period, which usually means better-shaped, juicier waves at a reef like this, with longer lulls between sets. The wind turns onshore or light cross, which is okay, and the wave energy nudges up to 593 to 620 (moderate). The scores creep to a 2 out of 10 – which in this context is the best on offer. It’s still marginal, but if you’re desperate, those mornings could produce a rare clean-ish wave. The break is very consistent, so at least it won’t be flat, but this is a session for the patient intermediate.

But let’s not kid ourselves – this is a bleak run. The swell barely cracks 3ft the whole way, and the conditions are messy. For the rest of the window, right through to Saturday the 26th, it’s back to the same story: small, cross-onshore, and poor. There’s no standout here. I wouldn’t bother waxing up unless you just need to get wet.

Stay patient, mate. The forecasts can always change.

— Rusty

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