Farmer Burgers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here.

Look, if you’re hanging for a wave at Farmer Burgers, you’re gonna need some patience. The next week and a bit is looking pretty grim, with a whole lot of onshore and cross-shore wind messing up what little swell there is. The water’s sitting at 14°, which is a bit colder than we’d usually see this time of year, so layer up. The wave energy is mostly weak to moderate, hovering around the 288 to 382 range early on, and it just ain't doing anything for us.

From Monday the 14th right through to the 26th, it’s mostly a write-off. There are a few pulses, but the wind is just killing it – cross, cross-on, choppy, lumpy – you name it. We see a bit of a bump on Wednesday the 16th with a 2.3m WSW swell but the energy is strong at 1987 and there’s a stiff S wind making it a messy, cross-onshore mess. That’s not worth paddling out for, unless you’re keen on getting thumped. Later that day, the swell drops but the period is still around 13 seconds and the energy is a strong 1297 – still messy though. Not for the faint-hearted, and definitely not for beginners – that’s well overhead territory.

The only real glimmer in this stretch comes early on Sunday the 27th. The ENE offshore wind is light at 10 km/h, and we’ve got a clean 1.5m WSW groundswell at 13 seconds. The energy is a solid 764, and for once the conditions are lining up. That’s the standout of the whole period – clean lines, proper swell, and a decent period. This reef will actually start working. This one’s for the intermediate crew; the size is pushing it for beginners.

But don’t get too excited – that window shuts fast. By Sunday afternoon the wind swings S at 25 km/h, putting us right back into choppy, cross-onshore junk.

Into the second week, things get smaller and more inconsistent. There’s a bit of hope on Monday the 28th morning with a strong 40 km/h ENE offshore, but that’s gonna be a battle just to get out – hard to paddle into. The afternoon cleans up a little with a 0.9m WSW swell at 11 seconds, but it’s small. Then Tuesday the 29th morning is a mess with rain and a 30 km/h NNE cross-offshore wind, but the afternoon brings a bit of relief – clean but small at 0.9m SW.

Honestly, the only wave worth your time in the whole 16-day stretch is that Sunday morning session. Everything else is either too messy, too small, or blown out. Do yourself a favour and wait for that one.

Rusty, out.

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