Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about Golfcourse. The water’s sitting at about 84°F, which is right around average for the season, so no surprises there.

We start on Sunday, August 30th. The morning is clear, glassy, with a tiny 3ft SSE swell, period 7 seconds. Combined energy is weak (152). It’s surfable but very ordinary – small and weak. That afternoon gets 3ft from the S, but the wind goes cross-on and it gets choppy.

Monday the 31st is similar: morning glass again with a 2ft E swell, longer period at 11 seconds. Energy is low (115). Clean but tiny. Afternoon goes cross-on and messy.

Tuesday, September 1st, sees a bit more size – 4ft in the morning, 5ft in the afternoon – but the wind is onshore and there’s a risk of thunderstorms. Energy gets moderate (261 and 384), but it’s not clean.

Wednesday the 2nd pushes up to 6ft SE swell, period 8 seconds, energy 557. Cross-on winds and storm risk kill it. Same story Thursday the 3rd: 6ft in the morning, then 8ft in the afternoon with a 9-second period and energy jumping to 1641. That’s some real push, but the wind is cross-shore, not clean. Still, it’s the first moment with some decent energy.

Friday the 4th has a 7ft S swell in the morning, period 8 seconds, energy 1144. Wind is light cross-shore, so it’s not blown out, but not glassy. The afternoon gets messy.

Now here’s the standout: Saturday, September 5th, morning. The swell drops to 5ft from the S, period 7 seconds, energy 495, but the wind goes glassy. That’s clean surf. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is your best window. The afternoon goes cross-on and drops to 2ft with a weird 17-second period – that long period groundswell might break too straight for a beach break, and the wind kills it.

Sunday the 6th has a 4ft SE swell with a 16-second period in the morning – very long period, energy 967. It’s cross-on though, so not clean. Afternoon gets onshore and 5ft with a 15-second period, energy 1283 – again, long period is tricky for a beach break, and the wind is on.

From Monday, September 7th onward, the swell gets serious. 10ft SE swell with a 14-second period, energy 3549 – strong. But it’s too big for this break. Wind is onshore too. This continues through the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th – 10ft to 15ft swells, periods 10-14 seconds, energy up to 10338. That’s very strong wave energy, but it’s all too big for Golfcourse, and the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, often with storms. This is kite-surfing territory.

The second week, from the 7th onward, is basically a write-off for clean, rideable surf. The combo of oversized swell and poor wind means you’re better off sitting this one out.

So, the only real highlight is Saturday, September 5th, morning – glassy, 5ft, clean. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too big. A long gap of poor conditions follows from the 7th through the 14th.

Rusty.

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