Floreat groyne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Floreat groyne.

First up, the water’s a bit colder than usual for this time of year, sittin’ at 63°F with a negative anomaly of 3°F, so you’ll want a decent steamer.

The pattern starts rough. Saturday the 8th is a write-off—31 mph SW winds, rain, and a big 16ft WSW swell with a massive 8472 combined energy. It’s just blown out, messy, no good. Sunday the 9th is still marginal at best, with cross-onshore winds and a 10ft WSW groundswell (16-second period). That’s a long-period swell, nice energy but prone to be tricky at the beach/groyne setup. Monday the 10th is a mess again with strong winds and poor surf.

The first real standout comes Tuesday the 11th morning. Glassy conditions, 0 mph wind, and a 12ft WSW groundswell (16 seconds). The combined energy is 5789 (strong). The swell is a bit on the bigger side for beginners—over 8ft, so it’s more for experienced surfers. The wind is glassy, so it’ll be clean. That’s your best early bet.

Thursday the 13th morning is another tidy window: clean, cross-offshore NE breeze at 3 mph, 7ft WSW groundswell (15 seconds), and 1716 combined energy. Excellent conditions for the crew who know what they’re doing. Friday the 14th is also clean across the morning and afternoon, with 6ft to 7ft groundswell, offshore to light offshore winds. That’s good, reliable surf.

From the 15th onward, the swell drops a bit, and the winds get mixed. The 16th has some clean morning surf with a 7ft swell, but not a standout. The period from the 17th to the 19th sees big, strong swells (up to 16ft and 18ft) with huge combined energy (over 10000), but the wind is often cross-on or onshore, and the surf is poor or too big for the break. For the 19th Wednesday morning, there’s a glassy 16ft W swell (16 seconds, 11697 energy), but that’s big enough to keep you on the beach unless you’re a proper charger.

The 20th Thursday morning and afternoon bring a real treat: clean, glassy to near-glass conditions, 10ft W groundswell (15 seconds), and a combined energy of around 3848 to 3924. That’s excellent for experienced surfers. That’s your second standout—a solid groundswell with clean conditions, and the swell direction (W) is a good match for the break’s optimum (WSW).

After that, the 21st and 22nd get blown out again with strong NW and W winds, and the 23rd Sunday sees a massive 18ft WSW swell (18 seconds, 18087 energy), but with cross-onshore winds, it’s a mess. Not for paddling.

If you’re looking for the best on offer, I’d aim for Tuesday the 11th morning for the glassy, big-wave experience, and Thursday the 20th for the clean, long-period groundswell. The rest of the window is mostly blown out, too big, or marginal.

Rusty.

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