Fall Bay Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Got the gen on the only break in this neck of the woods, Fall Bay Reef. Let’s have a proper look, shall we? I’ll level with you, this isn't a promising sixteen days. We’ve got a long, bleak stretch before anything even starts to look like a surf.

Alright, Fall Bay Reef is a reef setup that’s picky about its direction. It wants a good SW swell, but what we’re seeing for the first ten days or so is just a lot of wind-battered, crumbly junk. The first week is a write-off, honestly. From the 1st of September through to the 10th, it’s mostly onshore slop, with the swell energy all over the place. The 2nd sees some size poking up to 7 ft from the WSW, but there’s 19 mph wind turning it into a mess, and the combined energy is a moderate 383 – but it’s just wasted. The 3rd and 4th are the same story: plenty of waves but shredded by strong wind. The 5th and 6th clean up a bit, but the swell drops right off. It’s frustrating.

Now, there’s a little flicker of hope on the 7th. We get a long-period swell coming through, 4 ft from the W at 12 seconds, with 279 combined energy. The wind is light, the cross-chop is slight, and it’s a marginal call. It might be worth a paddle if you’re desperate, but it’s nothing to get excited about. The 8th gets blown out again, and then the 9th is just a stormy mess with 28 mph winds. That’s hard work. The 10th is flat.

But hold on, because the standout window is the 11th of September. Friday morning brings a glassy, still morning, combined energy at a solid 416, and a solid 6 ft swell from the WSW. That’s the pick of the whole forecast – a clean, glassy morning that could offer some proper waves. It’s an inconsistent spot, so you’ll need patience between sets, but those waves will be worth the wait. There’s also a 7 ft pulse that Friday afternoon, but the wind shifts a little onshore. The 12th is still surfable in the morning. By the 14th, things are messy again.

There’s another late-flagger on the 15th of September. We get a very long-period groundswell, 3 ft from the WSW at 12 seconds, combined energy of 267. It’s clean and cross-off in the morning. Long period like that means it’ll be better shaped for a reef like this, but the sets will be more spread out. It’s a possible session if you like waiting for the good ones.

For the rest of the run, it’s just small and ordinary.

So, if you’re itching, the 11th morning is your best bet. That’s the one to circle. The rest is a lot of looking at an empty ocean.

Rusty.

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