Fly Roads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's on offer at Fly Roads over the coming weeks. It's a bit of a mixed bag, and honestly, you'll need to pick your moments.

Right off the bat, the water's sitting at a fairly typical 66°F for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

The pattern for the first week or so is pretty sluggish. We've got a decent little push of south-southeast swell set to arrive Saturday morning the 29th, around 4ft, but a 12 mph SSE cross-on wind will have it choppy and messy. That afternoon the swell bumps up to 5ft and the energy jumps way up (807), but the S wind keeps it cross-onshore. Not worth paddling out for.

Sunday the 30th looks a bit cleaner. The morning is tiny at 3ft with a light WSW cross-on, but by the afternoon, a 3ft south swell with a light ESE cross-off wind makes things look tidy. It's small, but could be fun on a longboard. Monday the 31st morning has a 4ft swell with glassy offshore SW wind, but the report says conditions are marginal. The afternoon drops right off to 2ft, though it's clean.

Now, Tuesday the 1st of September is where we get a small window. The morning is looking good: a clean 4ft south swell with an 11-second period and a light NNE offshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (277) and it’s glassy clean. That’s a solid option for a paddle. The afternoon gets blown out by a strong 19 mph NE cross-off, so get out early.

Wednesday the 2nd to Friday the 4th is all small and weak, with heights barely scraping 2ft to 3ft. Not worth your time. Saturday the 5th is similar – tiny and ordinary.

We hit a bit of a dry gap until around Sunday the 7th of September. That morning sees a pulse of 7ft south-west swell, but a ripping 28 mph NW cross-off wind is on it. The energy is strong (518), but the wind is absolutely howling. By Monday the 8th, we’re looking at 7ft swell with near gale-force winds – that’s kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. Tuesday the 9th gets even bigger: a 10ft south swell with a 13-second period, but cross-on winds again. This is expert level size, and it’ll be lumpy and blown out.

The real standout, and I mean the one true highlight of the whole outlook, is Friday morning the 11th of September. The wind drops to glassy – totally dead calm – and we have a clean 5ft south-southeast groundswell with a lovely 12-second period. The energy is solid (785). This is a classic clean, glassy morning with a decent long-period swell. The only catch is that long-period south swell can break a bit straight at some beach breaks, but on the right bank, it’ll be fantastic. Get on it. The afternoon gets a bit bumpy again with a strong cross-off, but that morning session is the one.

After that, it fades fast. The weekend of the 12th and 13th drops back to small, weak waves with onshore winds. A final look on Sunday the 13th morning shows a tiny 2ft with a nice offshore N wind, but it’s ordinary at best.

So, in summary: You’ve got small clean windows on Sunday afternoon the 30th and Tuesday morning the 1st, but the big, clear winner is Friday morning the 11th. Mark it.

Rusty.

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