Golfcourse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Golfcourse over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday morning the 14th is actually looking pretty nice – clean, glassy conditions with a 4 ft swell from the ESE, 8-second period. It’s a bit short period, but with light offshore wind and glassy water, it’ll be fun for a beginner session. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The combined swell energy is moderate (290), so nothing too powerful, but it’s clean and user-friendly.

Monday afternoon gets a little messy with a cross-onshore breeze, so that window closes fast.

Then Tuesday morning the 15th steps it up. We get a 5 ft ESE groundswell with a 10-second period and glassy conditions again – that’s the pick of the first week. The energy jumps to moderate-to-strong (401), which means more push. The wind is light offshore out of the NW, so those waves will be clean and peeling nicely. This is the standout for the early part of the outlook.

After Tuesday morning, things go downhill. From Wednesday the 16th right through to Monday the 21st, it’s a long run of poor surf. Strong cross-onshore winds, building chop, and by the weekend the swell gets huge – 13 ft to 18 ft – but with nasty winds, it’s completely blown out. Honestly, with that kind of wind and size, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Combined energy readings hit very strong levels (3933 to 14175), but it’s all noise.

There’s about a week of very poor conditions in there, from Wednesday the 16th through to Monday the 21st, with no real windows of quality.

Then we get a real treat on Tuesday the 22nd. Tuesday morning brings a 10 ft E swell with a 12-second period and light cross-offshore wind, but it’s likely too big for Golfcourse – definitely expert-only territory. But Tuesday afternoon? That’s the real standout. The swell drops to a still-chunky 8 ft from the E, period drops a little to 11 seconds, but the wind goes glassy – NNE at 3 mph. Clean, glassy conditions on a solid groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 1311. This is excellent for experienced surfers, and the water should be glassy. If you can handle the size, this is the session to aim for.

After that, from Wednesday the 23rd onward, it’s back to mostly poor, choppy conditions with cross-onshore winds and smaller, short-period swell. Not much to write home about through the end of the outlook.

So overall: the first real standout is Tuesday morning the 15th – clean, fun, 5 ft ESE. Then the big one is Tuesday afternoon the 22nd – glassy, powerful, and clean for those who can handle it. Everything else is either blown out or too small and choppy.

- Rusty

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