Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming up for Golfcourse over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The outlook starts pretty flat-line. We’ve got a few early mornings with tiny, waist-high 2ft easterly swell and glassy conditions, but the energy is weak (137) and the waves are just ordinary. Thursday and Friday mornings are like that, but the afternoons get chopped up by cross-onshore winds, so not worth paddling out for.

The first real standout comes Saturday morning, the 15th of August. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the east, with a moderate energy reading (222), and the wind is glassy. That’s a solid little window for a beginner-friendly wave. The afternoon gets messy, so make the most of the morning.

After that, we’ve got a long stretch of nothing special. The swell builds a bit, hitting 4ft on Monday the 17th, but the wind is always on it or cross-onshore, ruining the shape. This goes on for days – a real dry spell where the conditions are just poor.

The pattern finally breaks on Thursday morning, the 20th of August. We get a clean 4ft swell from the southeast, with glassy conditions and moderate energy (267). It’s surfable and clean, but the afternoon goes back to cross-onshore chop.

Then there’s another gap of poor conditions until the following Saturday morning, the 22nd of August. That morning is glassy again with a 3ft southeast swell and moderate energy (202). A nice little clean-up, but again, the afternoon worsens.

Now, for the long-range stuff that’s less certain but worth keeping an eye on. Tuesday the 25th of August sees a big pulse of energy – a 7ft swell from the east-southeast with a very long 15-second period, giving huge energy (2455). That’s a powerful groundswell. The wind is cross-onshore though, and the conditions are marginal, so it’s only for experienced surfers and even then, it might be a bit of a battle. The long period might make the waves wall up at a beach break, so it’s a bit of a gamble.

Wednesday the 26th sees the swell drop to 4ft with the same long period (11 seconds), but it’s onshore wind. Not great.

Overall, the best bets are the glassy mornings: Saturday the 15th and Thursday the 20th. For the brave, keep an eye on Tuesday the 25th, but don’t get your hopes up on the wind.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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