Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s on the menu at Golfcourse. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag this outlook period, with a few early windows that’ll get you out there, but plenty of choppy afternoons to dodge.

The water temp is sitting about where you’d expect for this time of year, so nothing freaky to report there.

The best of the whole run is hands down Wednesday morning, the 12th. Glassy conditions with a light WNW wind, a clean 4ft swell from the ENE, and a period of 10 seconds pumping in moderate energy (510). Expect very good surf conditions – this is the standout session for the next couple of weeks. After that, the wind swings southerly and the quality drops right off.

Thursday the 13th morning brings a tiny 2ft east swell, but with glassy conditions it’s still surfable, just nothing to write home about. The afternoons get messy with cross-onshore winds, so plan for mornings only.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Friday the 14th all the way through to Sunday the 23rd, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the swell stays small, often under 3ft, with poor conditions. There are a couple of little glimmers: Monday morning the 17th has a 4ft east swell, but it’s cross-shore and marginal. Tuesday morning the 18th is glassy again with a 3ft east swell presenting moderate energy (241) – that’s a good call if you’re desperate, but it’s not the stand-out.

The next real highlight pops up on Saturday morning the 22nd. Glassy conditions are back, with a 4ft swell from the SSW, period 8 seconds, and moderate energy (371). Expect good surf conditions again. The swell direction is a bit different, so it might offer a slight change-up compared to the weeks of east swell.

The very last session worth a mention is Wednesday morning the 26th. Glassy, 4ft SE swell with a period of 11 seconds, good energy (391). That’s a promising one, but it’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it.

Overall, the only two true standouts are Wednesday the 12th and Saturday the 22nd mornings. Everything else is marginal or flat, with a lot of messy afternoons in between. There’s a big gap of poor surf from the 14th to the 21st, so don’t get your hopes up mid-period.

Rusty.

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