Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise and look at the next couple weeks. The long-range charts are showing some serious potential, but we’ve got to wade through a fair bit of junky, small, wind-affected surf before the ocean cleans up its act. The first week is mostly about waiting, dealing with onshores and stormy energy. The real story is the second week, where a proper, long-period groundswell lines up with glassy mornings. There’s one standout that’s worth circling on the calendar, but it’s going to be a big one.

We’re starting off slow, no real surf to speak of. Golfcourse is the only spot on the map, and it’s just not happening. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent break, but for the next several days, we’re looking at weak, short-period windswell. The energy is all over the place, with the combined energy reading a lowly 212 on Sunday morning, and that’s about as good as it gets for a while. The swell direction is easterly, but the wind is cross-onshore, so it’s just lumpy and uninviting. Water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Sunday the 16th is a write-off – messy and weak. Monday the 17th shows a tiny bump to 3.3ft, but it’s only the morning that’s glassy. That’s a small window, but it’s clean and the swell period is 10 seconds, so it might have a little push. Still, it’s not enough to get excited about. Then we hit a dead zone. From Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 20th, the wind swings onshore, the swell drops, and the combined energy dips into the low hundreds. It’s a proper lull. There’s a jump in energy on the 20th – the reading comes in at 837 – but the swell is short-period, stormy, and coming from ESE. The wave comment calls it poor, and with a risk of thunderstorms, it’s not worth your time unless you’re a masochist.

Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are still messy. The swell bumps up a bit – 4.9ft and 4.3ft on Friday – but the period is a weak 10 seconds, and it’s cross-onshore. The energy is moderate, around 600-800, but the quality is just marginal. Sunday the 23rd offers a small, clean window with a light cross-offshore breeze and clean conditions, but the swell is down to 2.6ft. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. We’re still in the waiting room.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The forecast shows a major change arriving on Monday the 24th. A proper groundswell starts to fill in from the ESE, with the period jumping to 13 seconds. The morning is clean with a light cross-offshore wind, and the swell is at a manageable 3.3ft. The combined energy is climbing to 458. But it’s the afternoon that gets the nod – the wind swings offshore, the swell builds to 4.3ft, and the reading jumps to 601. The wave comment says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the start of the run.

Tuesday the 25th is the first real standout. The morning is pure glass, with the wind dropping to nothing. The swell has built to 4.9ft, the period

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