Fishermans Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it—the surf outlook for our zone at Fishermans Reef is looking pretty bleak. We're looking at a long stretch of flatness, and it's gonna test your patience.

The water's holding at about 57°, which is a bit colder than usual for this time of year, so you'll want the thickest wetsuit you own. This Sunday is a complete washout. The swell is next to nothing, the wind is chopping it up, and there’s just no reason to even look at the ocean.

Monday and Tuesday are more of the same—small, weak, and junky. The swell windows aren't giving us anything with any power or shape.

We get a little tease on Wednesday morning, the 12th, when the swell jumps to about 6ft, but it’s short-period, wind-blown junk from the northeast with a solid onshore wind. For this sheltered reef, that's a disaster. It's just gonna be a bumpy, blown-out mess. The energy readings do climb up there (into the 200s and 300s), but it’s all that wrong kind of energy.

The rest of that first week stays pretty poor. There's a glassy morning on the 14th, but the swell is just too weak to make it worth your while.

The week starting Monday, the 17th, is a total write-off. The swell just dies, and we're left with dribbles. We're talking about a gap of several days with absolutely no rideable waves on the cards. The 20th and 21st look particularly sad.

But, hold on. There is one real glimmer of hope, and it’s at the very end of the forecast. On Monday, the 24th, the charts start showing a more solid pulse of energy from the north-northeast. It’s showing 1.2m (about 4ft) with a period of 9-10 seconds, and the energy numbers jump into the low 200s (263, 271). That’s the most promising sign we’ve seen in the entire 16-day window. It’s a long way off, so don't book your flights, but it’s the kind of late-season swell that could make Fishermans Reef work. The direction is spot on, and if the wind cleans up, it could be a fun little session. It’s a long wait, but for a spot that rarely breaks, it might just be worth the patience.

For now, it’s a lot of waiting. The surf just isn't there. It's a classic blank run for this area. Don't sell your board, but maybe give it a good rest. This is Rusty, signing off.

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