Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up – this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Fortunes Rocks Beach. Let’s be straight with each other: the next week and a half is looking pretty bleak for decent waves.

First off, the water temp is running a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 64°F when you’d expect a bit less. That’s a nice little bonus for your morning session, but it’s the only silver lining for a while.

We’ve got a long gap of days with almost nothing to get excited about. From Wednesday the 2nd right through to Tuesday the 8th, it’s all tiny, weak, and messy. The combined energy is mostly in the low double digits or even single digits (12 to 78), which is just barely a ripple. You’ll see a bit of swell on Thursday the 3rd afternoon—5 ft from the SSE with a short period of 6 seconds—and the wind goes offshore from the NNW, so it’ll be clean. The energy hits 160, but it’s still only “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Nothing to burn a sick day for.

Then on Friday the 4th morning, the wind goes glassy—calm, no wind—and the wave height is a tiny 3 ft from the SE. It’s clean, but the energy is only 62. It’s a fun little ankle-snapper for a longboard, but don’t expect much more.

The real standout comes on Thursday the 10th. That afternoon, we get a pulse of 6 ft from the E with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 502. That’s moderate-to-strong energy. The wind is cross-off from the NNE, so it’s clean. The forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” That’s your best bet in the whole 16-day window. It’s still a sandbar, exposed to the east, so the swell direction is solid. The morning of the 10th also has 6 ft from the ENE with a bit more wind (15 mph from the WNW), but it’s rated marginal, so the afternoon is the one to chase.

After that, things drop off again. The 11th through the 17th is mostly flat, weak, or onshore rubbish. Energy values are back in the single digits or low tens. A couple of glassy mornings on the 13th and 15th, but the swell is under 3 ft and weak.

So, to sum it up: if you’ve got any flexibility, wait for Thursday the 10th afternoon. That’s the only time the waves will have any real push and be clean. Everything else is a longboard or a flat spell.

- Rusty

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