Emery s Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for this stretch of coast. We’ve got one spot on the radar, and it’s a bit of a frustrating story, to be honest. The energy is there, but the conditions just aren't playing ball.

We’re looking at Emery’s Left, a very consistent reef break that’s exposed to the west. The water is sitting at a very unusual 75.4°F, which is a whopping 7.7°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a real standout. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. The swell is small, mostly sitting around 1.6ft to 2.6ft from the SW, with a few pulses pushing up to 3.6ft right at the end. The combined energy of the swells is moderate, climbing from the low 100s up to the 600s (627) by the 14th of August, so there’s some grunt in the water, but it’s not translating into rideable waves.

The real killer here is the wind. For the first week and a half, it’s almost constantly onshore from the W or cross-onshore from the SW, which is straight into the face of this exposed westerly reef. The wave comment is “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” for the entire period. It’s a clean, clear sky most days, but that wind just ruins the surface.

We don’t get our first glimpse of anything even remotely rideable until Monday the 10th of August, where the morning session gets a score of 1 out of 10 for “marginal surf forecast”. Even then, it’s a 2.3ft SW swell with a 13-second period, and the wind is still cross-shore. The best of the energy comes through on the 14th and 15th of August, with the swell hitting 2.6ft to 3.6ft and the combined energy jumping into the 500s and 600s, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. The 16th of August sees the swell back down to 3.0ft with a 14-to-15-second period, but the wind from the WNW is cross-onshore again.

There is no standout session in this entire run. The theory is there – a consistent, exposed reef with a long-period groundswell (15-19 seconds) which is usually a dream for a point or reef, but the persistent onshore wind means it’s going to be a messy, choppy affair. For beginners, the swell is tiny, so it’s not a danger, but it’s not surfable. For experienced surfers, there’s nothing to get excited about. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer with that consistent onshore flow than a paddle surfer. The forecast can change, but right now, it’s a long wait for clean waves.

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