Farmer Burgers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next few weeks at Farmer Burgers. This is a reef break, exposed to the WSW swell, so it needs the right direction to really light up. We've got a bit of a slow start, but there are some windows of clean, fun surf if you're patient.

The first real action kicks off Monday, September 7th. Monday morning we’re looking at a clean 4ft swell from the WSW with a solid 14-second period. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NE, so the surface is going to be smooth. The water temp is sitting right about average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (678), so don't expect bombs, but it's a solid, user-friendly wave. That afternoon, the wind actually goes glassy with a light SW breeze, dropping to 4ft but still holding that nice 13-second period. This is the standout window of the whole forecast – clean, lined-up waves for the intermediate crew.

Tuesday morning is still glassy, dropping to 3ft with a 12-second period, but the energy is fading (302). By Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings cross-onshore and the quality drops fast.

We then hit a real rough patch from Wednesday, September 9th, through to about Saturday, September 12th. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, the swell is small and choppy, and the energy is weak. Nothing doing there.

Things start to look a bit more promising again around Thursday, September 10th, but the wind is still a problem. The swell bumps up to 4ft in the morning, then 7ft in the afternoon, but with a moderate onshore breeze, it's going to be a mess. The energy is strong (1340-1700), but the wind is ruining it. This is more of a kite surfer's setup than a clean paddle session.

The following week is a mixed bag of marginal conditions. The swell sticks around but the wind is often cross or cross-on. There's a moment on Tuesday, September 15th afternoon where the swell hits 8ft with a 15-second period, and the combined energy is very strong (3380), but the wind is cross-on, so it's a wash. That's big, raw power, but only for the experts if you can find a corner, and even then it'll be tough.

After that, the swell fades out again, and we get a long stretch of poor conditions from Thursday, September 17th, through the weekend. There's a hint of a pulse on Sunday, September 20th morning, with 5ft at 14 seconds, but the wind is already cross-on and it gets blown out by the afternoon. The final window on Tuesday, September 22nd shows 6ft at 15 seconds with a gentler breeze, but it's still cross-on, so it's a gamble.

Bottom line: The best bet is Monday, September 7th. The morning has the cleanest conditions, decent size, and that long-period groundswell will be drawing nice lines down the reef. The afternoon is glassy and smaller but still super fun. That's your window. The rest of the forecast is either windy, too big for the conditions, or just flat.

Rusty.

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