Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you, looking over the next sixteen days for Fortunes Rocks Beach, it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got some waves on the cards, but the conditions are just fighting us every step of the way. There’s no standout day where everything lines up perfectly, so we’re just going to have to pick the least ugly option.

To start, the water temp is sitting at around 64°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises with the wetsuit choice.

We kick things off Saturday the 22nd. There’s a tiny bit of swell in the water, around 2ft to 3ft from the SE, but with a cross-off wind from the NE at 9 mph, it’s not going to be any fun. The wave energy is weak, only around 49, so it’s a real battle for nothing.

Sunday the 23rd starts off glassy with an easterly breeze at just 3 mph, which is lovely to look at, but the swell is tiny at 2ft and the period is a short 6 seconds. The energy is a measly 43. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross breeze on it too. It’s clean but there’s just nothing to ride.

Monday the 24th brings a bit more size, up to 3ft from the SSE by the afternoon, and the energy ticks up to 104, which is moderate. But the wind is a cross-on from the S at 9-12 mph, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

The rest of the first week is more of the same. We get little pulses of swell, but the wind is almost always cross, cross-on, or onshore. Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th have some moments with clean conditions, like Wednesday afternoon with a light cross-off from the W at 6 mph, but the wave quality is still described as “very ordinary” with heights around 2ft. The energy is moderate at 95, but it’s just not enough to get excited about.

There’s a long gap here with no real recommendations. The next time things look even remotely interesting is Saturday the 29th. We get glassy conditions in the morning with a light NE breeze at 3 mph. The swell is 3ft from the SE with an 8-second period, and the energy is 89. It’s still weak but the glassy surface will make it the most user-friendly it’s going to get. The afternoon stays glassy with 2ft from the SE. This is probably your best bet in the entire 16-day run, but don’t expect any barrels.

After that, it gets poor again. The end of the first week of September sees a spike in swell on Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September. On Friday afternoon, the swell hits 4ft from the SSE with a combined wave energy of 261, which is moderate energy. But the wind is onshore from the S at 12 mph, absolutely ruining it. It’s a classic case of plenty of swell but no quality. That setup, with the onshore wind and a beach break, looks far more interesting for kite surfing than actual paddle surfing.

So, overall, it’s a real struggle. The only window that’s even close to worthwhile is the glassy Saturday the 29th. For everything else, the wind is just going to wreck what little swell we get. Hope the forecasts change, because this run is a stinker.

Rusty

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