FA's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a honest look at what’s on offer at FA's.

Honestly, it’s gonna be a pretty slow stretch. We’re looking at a long run of small, uncooperative surf. The energy is way down – you’ll see combined swell energy readings sitting around 33 to 68 in the early days, which is weak. Nothing’s really lining up. The water temp is sitting at about 84°F, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so at least it won’t feel weird when you’re sitting out there waiting for something to happen.

From Saturday morning, the 12th, we get a tiny 2ft swell out of the east with a short period of 7 seconds, and while it’s glassy early, the quality is just poor. It’s a beginner-friendly wave size, but there’s nothing to surf, really.

The next couple of days are more of the same – a few 2ft pulses from the east-southeast, period around 8 to 9 seconds. Sunday morning the 13th and Monday morning the 14th are both glassy, but the waves are ordinary, barely surfable. Even the afternoons get chopped up by cross-onshore breezes. This pattern drags on, with the swell dropping to a pathetic 0.3ft mid-week, and the energy falls off a cliff – readings like 4 and 5 on Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th.

We get a few cleaner windows later on, like Friday morning the 18th and Saturday morning the 19th, with glassy conditions again, but the swell is still only 1ft and weak. The winds finally turn favourable on Wednesday the 23rd, with a light offshore from the west at 18 mph, giving us clean little 2ft waves out of the east, period 7 seconds. Still small, but at least it’s glassy and clean.

Now, if you look way out to the last weekend of the period, Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th, there is a pulse of proper energy. On the 26th morning you get a 5ft swell from the east-northeast with a long period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 608 – that’s moderate-to-strong energy. The problem is the onshore wind from the east at 15 mph, with rain showers, so it’s gonna be messy. That’s a lot of power for a beach-and-reef setup, and with the onshore wind, it’s really only for experts, and honestly, more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Then Sunday the 27th brings another 4ft pulse from the same direction, long period, energy at 318, but again, onshore wind spoils it. These are promising but less certain that far out.

For the absolute best of the whole outlook? I’d have to point to Wednesday the 23rd morning. It’s your only real stand-out: clean, offshore wind, tiny but workable 2ft swell from the east. Perfect for a beginner – just don’t expect much push.

Otherwise, this is a quiet run for FA's. The break is fairly consistent, but the surf just isn’t showing up.

Rusty.

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