Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here.

Alright, let’s be straight with you—looking at the next couple of weeks, we’ve got a bit of a slow grind ahead before any real pulse shows up. The first few days are pretty lackluster, with small, weak swell and only a couple of moments that are even worth suiting up for. The water’s sitting at about 57°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s a small win.

Wednesday morning kicks things off with a clean but small 4ft swell from the ESE at 8 seconds. The wind’s light and cross-off, so it’ll be tidy, but the energy is weak, coming in at 227. It’s surfable, but you won’t be paddling out for the session of the year. The afternoon stays similar, still clean, still small.

Thursday is where things start to wake up a little. The morning has a bigger push of 5ft from the ESE, period stretching to 10 seconds, and the energy jumps to a moderate 601. With the WSW offshore breeze, it should be pretty clean and fun, definitely the best of the early runs. The afternoon drops slightly to 5ft but goes glassy with a light SSE breeze—still good, but that morning window is the pick.

Friday gets messy. The swell drops to under 3ft, the period shortens, and by the afternoon it’s cross-on with only 100 energy units. Not worth the paddle. Saturday is smaller again, glassy but tiny—2ft is just not going to get your heart racing. Sunday is blown out with a strong NNE cross-shore, and while the swell bumps up to 5ft, the period is a junky 5-6 seconds. That’s a write-off.

Now, here’s the big one. Monday the 10th looks like a serious change, but not necessarily a good one for this spot. The swell is predicted to roar up to 12ft from the NE, with a 10-second period and a massive 2155 energy reading. That’s a lot of water, and honestly, it’s too big for this break. It’s going to be a washing machine. The wind is also howling from the SSW at 19 mph in the afternoon, so it’s going to be messy. For a beach setup like this, that’s more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing day. If you’re not an expert, stay well away.

We get a bit of a lull after that. Tuesday the 11th has a cleaner 5ft from the ENE with a longer 11-second period, and light cross-off winds making it look pretty good, but it’s not huge. The energy is moderate at 626. The rest of that week stays small and mostly clean, with the swell direction swinging around to the south and periods getting long—16 to 18 seconds—but the height just isn’t there. Lots of clean, tiny waves.

The second week is pretty much a flat spell. The swell drops to under 3ft for most of it, with the exception of Thursday the 20th, which shows a late push of 6ft from the NNE with a short 6-second period and light winds. It’s a bit of a mess on the period front, but it’s the only thing with any size in that week. The energy is only moderate at 293, so don’t get too excited.

Bottom line: the standout is Thursday morning the 6th. It’s got the best mix of size, period, and clean offshore wind. After that, Tuesday the 11th is your next best bet. The rest is a lot of waiting and watching. Keep the faith, it’s been quiet before, and it won’t stay that way for long.

Rusty.

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