Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Golfcourse (Beginner) is looking at a rough stretch of cross-onshore slop to start. Water temp is about normal for the time of year, nothing weird. Wednesday morning the 16th has a weak 4ft ESE swell at 9 seconds, but it’s cross-on and choppy – barely worth wetting a board. That afternoon drops to 3ft and it’s poor. Thursday and Friday just keep the same messy theme – 4ft up to 7ft, all cross-on, all poor, with a moderate breeze chopping it up. Friday afternoon does reach 7ft, but the wind’s on it, so it’s a washout.

Then things heat up. Saturday the 19th, the swell jumps to 8ft in the morning, period 11 seconds, and the energy is cranking – 3333 combined. Still cross-on and choppy, so it’s only a 2/5. But that afternoon, the swell hits 10ft at 14 seconds, energy at 3588. Now, this is a beach break, and 10ft is serious. Wind is still cross-on, but the tide and swell are working together. Score is an 11 – that’s the standout. Way too big for beginners – over 8ft is expert country. But for the heavy crew, this is it. Sunday morning the 20th cleans right up – light offshore, 10ft at 13 seconds, energy 2802, still an 11. That glassy Sunday morning is the best of the whole run – clean, powerful, proper groundswell. The long period (13 seconds) means real juice, and at a beach break it might wall up a bit, but with that offshore touch, it’s still firing. Monday morning the 21st is glassy too – 10ft at 13 seconds, energy 2993 – but by then it’s crowded and still massive. This Saturday-to-Monday window is the highlight, and it’s strictly for experts.

After that, it dies off fast. Tuesday the 22nd morning is 3ft at 11 seconds, glassy – but energy is only 281, so it’s weak. Score’s a 2 – surfable but nothing to write home about. From Tuesday afternoon through the end of the month, it’s a long dry spell. Wednesday the 23rd has 1ft, Thursday 1.0ft, Friday the 25th morning sees a tiny 2ft at 8 seconds with a glassy face – but it’s ordinary, just a 1. The 26th and 27th are poor again, small and short-period. The 28th, 29th, and 30th all stay poor, with onshore winds and weak energy in the 200s and 300s. The last record, Thursday morning October 1st, is 3ft at 8 seconds, but it’s cross-shore and still poor.

So, honest truth: this is a two-day window – Saturday afternoon the 19th and Sunday morning the 20th – where Golfcourse goes off, big and clean, but only for the experts. The rest is mostly flat or messy, with a solid week of nothing after the 23rd. If you’re not confident in 10ft, sit it out. There’s a long gap of poor waves ahead, so pick your moment and charge when it’s on.

Rusty

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