FA's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for the next couple of weeks is a real test of patience. It’s not shaping up to be a classic stretch, but we’ll walk through it session by session.

We’re looking at FA’s, a beach and reef setup that’s fairly consistent, but the problem is the swell is just tiny. The water is sitting at 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you’ll feel that slight chill.

The first real chance to get a board wet doesn’t come until the morning of the 16th (Sunday). The swell is a tiny 2ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (40). But the wind is offshore from the W, and it’s clean. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the best we’ve seen so far. The morning of the 17th (Monday) is similar – 2ft ESE swell, clean with offshore WNW winds. Again, small, but clean.

Things look a little more interesting on the morning of the 18th (Tuesday). The swell is still only 2ft from the ESE, but the combined energy bumps up to 74, and it’s clean with a cross-offshore breeze from the NW. This is the point where you might get a few fun little runners. The 19th (Wednesday) morning is also worth a look – 2ft from the ESE, period hitting 11 seconds, and the energy is now moderate at 120. Clean again with a light cross-off from the SSW. That’s a better-shaped wave, but it’s still small.

The real standout, and the only one I’d call a true highlight, falls on the morning of the 20th (Thursday). We’ve got 2ft of swell from the E, but the wind is glassy – dead calm. The waves will be clean as a whistle. It’s small, but for a beach and reef break, glassy conditions are gold. The 21st (Friday) morning is also glassy, but the swell is even smaller at 1ft.

After that, there’s a gap of a few days where the afternoons get chopped up, but we see a return of decent conditions on the 22nd (Saturday) afternoon. The swell picks up to 2ft from the E, period 10 seconds, with offshore WNW winds at 6 mph. Clean, and the energy is back to 74.

The 23rd (Sunday) morning is also clean with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is still just 2ft. On the 24th (Monday) morning, it’s small and clean again. The 25th (Tuesday) morning offers glassy conditions with a 2ft ESE swell, but the period is short at 7 seconds.

Further out, on the 27th (Thursday) morning, we get glassy conditions again with a 2ft ESE swell, but the period is still short. A long-range note: the 23rd (Sunday) afternoon has a noticeable bump in swell to 3ft from the ESE with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 137 (moderate), but the onshore wind will junk it up. That one is for the kite surfers, not the paddle crew.

Overall, the best bet is the glassy morning of the 20th (Thursday). It’s small, but it will be as clean as it gets. For a bit more size, the 22nd (Saturday) afternoon with the offshore wind is a close second.

Rusty.

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