Fitzroy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the next couple of weeks for the surf.

To be honest, the start of this stretch is a bit of a mess. The winds are up, the swell is lumpy and disorganised, and there’s a bit of rain around. The first couple of days, Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th, are pretty grim. The swell's small and weak, and the wind is howling across it, making it choppy and hard to ride. Not worth getting wet for, unless you enjoy frustration. We’ve got a few days of that to get through.

Then things turn a corner, but in a big way. From Monday the 31st, the swell just balloons. We’re looking at wave heights of 13ft to 15ft on Monday and Tuesday, with the energy just jumping right up there (4730 to 5844). That is a serious amount of water moving. The problem is, it’s way too big for Fitzroy Beach. The better surfers might fancy a look, but for anyone else, it’s just a washing machine. The wind is also still on it, which doesn't help. This is more of a spectacle than a surf session.

The swell backs down a touch mid-week, but the quality is still poor. Wednesday and Thursday have waves in the 6ft to 10ft range, with the wind still messing things up. It stays onshore and lumpy, making it hard work. Friday, September 4th, is more of the same story, just with the wind swinging around. We are still waiting for that clean window.

We finally get a little bit of relief on Saturday the 5th, but it’s still not great. The swell is solid at 8ft, but the wind is still cross-onshore and choppy. It's surfable for the diehards, but it's not going to be a classic. Sunday the 6th sees a bigger, longer-period swell arrive (10ft at 15 seconds), but right on top of it, the wind picks up again and it gets messy. It’s frustrating because there’s heaps of energy there, but it's just not clean.

We’re into the second week now, and the long-range charts are starting to show some promise, though we can't be certain about it yet. The big highlight looks like Wednesday the 9th of September. The swell drops slightly to a still-large 13ft to 16ft, but the wind finally swings offshore – a light easterly. The wave energy is up around 5363. The comment says it’s still too big for this spot, so it’s one for the experienced crew only. If you’re not in that club, it’s probably still not your day.

After that, the period looks to drop off. Thursday the 10th has a 16ft swell in the afternoon, which is again too big. Friday the 11th brings in a strong wind and more messy conditions. The final few days, the 12th and 13th, see the swell ease back down to the 7ft to 10ft range, but the wind is still on it, creating poor conditions.

So, the real standout here, if you’re an expert, is that Wednesday the 9th. It’s the only time we’ve got both size and clean, offshore wind. It could be a proper session if it all lines up, but it’s a long way off, so we’ll have to see how it develops. The rest of the window is either too big, too messy, or a bit of both. It’s a period to pick your moments and not get too worked up about it.

Rusty.

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