Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow start, and we’re going to have to be patient. The first few days are pretty ordinary, but there’s some real promise late in the second week if you’re keen to wait it out.

We’re looking at Friendly Beaches for the whole run. Right off the bat, the surf is small and uninspiring. Friday the 28th of August has a tiny 3 ft swell from the ESE with a period of 9 seconds and only weak energy (205). The wind is a cross-offshore from the SW, so it’s clean, but the wave comment says it’s marginal. Water temp is sitting at 57°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a little bonus.

The weekend is pretty flat. Saturday morning the 29th has a measly 1 ft southerly at 14 seconds, but the energy is still weak (114) and it’s just surfable. Sunday the 30th sees the swell build a bit to 4 ft from the south with a very long 16-second period and stronger energy (842), but the wind switches around and makes conditions a bit rough. The whole first week is a mess of small, short-period wind swells and poor surf quality. There’s a long gap in any real recommendations through the first few days of September.

Now, the standout window. It’s still a way off, but mark your calendars. It looks like Friday the 11th of September is our best bet. We get a bump in size to 7 ft from the south with an 8-second period and strong energy (837). The kicker here is the wind: it’s glassy. Early morning it’s a light westerly, and by the afternoon it goes completely flat calm (ESE 0 mph). That’s going to produce some absolutely clean, lined-up waves. This is solid, pushy surf. At 7 ft, it’s pushing into the territory that’s a bit much for beginners, but for anyone with some experience, it’s going to be firing. The break is exposed to the swell, and with the clean conditions, it should be a proper session.

Saturday the 12th of September also looks good for the morning with a smaller 3 ft SE swell but again, glassy conditions. A great option for a recovery day or if the big stuff is too much. By the afternoon, the wind picks up offshore, keeping it clean as a 5 ft northerly windswell fills in.

Overall, wait it out through the first week. That weekend of the 11th and 12th is where it’s at. Don’t sleep on that Friday when it goes totally glassy and overhead.

Rusty.

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