Friendly Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and get down to it. We’ve got a 16-day window, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. The opening stretch is looking a little thin, but there are a couple of windows that could be worth your time if you’re patient. The water is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, coming in at 57°F, so that’s a slight bonus for the early sessions.

We start off on Thursday the 20th. There’s some size on offer with a 6ft NNE swell, but the period is a short 8 seconds. It’s not going to be world-class, but the wind is offshore and it’s clean. The combined energy is moderate (745). It’s surfable, but not the standout.

The next few days, Friday the 21st through to Sunday the 23rd, are pretty ordinary. We’ve got small, weak swells, with the energy dropping off (133, 90, 80). The peak of this stretch is Saturday the 22nd with a long-period S swell at 16 seconds, but it’s tiny—only 1ft to 2ft. There’s just not enough push to get excited about. It’s a flat spell.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th stay in that poor-to-marginal zone. Swell energy remains low (146, 201, 163). The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, and it’s just not coming together. You’d be fighting for scraps.

We get a bit of a pulse mid-week, but it’s not well-directed. Wednesday the 26th sees onshore and cross-shore winds with a messy 3ft S swell. That’s a write-off. Thursday the 27th is small and clean but weak. The energy is just not there (106). And Friday the 28th is more of the same—long-period southern energy, but it’s a shadow of its former self at 1ft.

Then things start to get interesting. Saturday the 29th kicks off a stronger push of energy. The swell jumps to a 7ft NE at 7 seconds in the morning, but the wind is howling at 15-18 mph from the SW and SSW. It’s messy, and the energy is strong (433, then 1760). This setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with that strong wind and building swell.

The real standout window, and I mean the one to circle on the calendar, is Sunday the 30th. The morning is looking absolutely glassy, with no wind and a clean 6ft NE swell. The period is a more workable 9 seconds, and the energy is strong (760). It’s a very good surf forecast with clean conditions. This is your best bet.

Monday the 31st has some size too, with a 6ft N swell in the morning, but the wind turns cross-on, and it gets a bit lumpy as the day goes on. The energy is still high (864), but it won’t be as clean as the day before.

After that, the window pretty much closes. The first week of September is looking weak and inconsistent. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd are small with poor winds. Thursday the 3rd sees some long-period southern energy (a 15-second period) but it’s tiny at 2ft and cross-shore winds mess it up.

The final glimmer is Friday the 4th. There’s a 4ft S swell with an 11-second period and offshore wind. The energy is moderate (467), and it should offer some clean waves. It’s a promising sign to end the period on, but being that far out, treat it as a hope rather than a certainty.

So, keep it simple. If you want the best chance of a decent wave, get out there on the morning of Sunday the 30th. It’s the clear standout. The rest of the period is mostly about picking through the leftovers.

Rusty.

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