Guillotines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's brewing for this stretch, a bit of a mixed bag but with a couple of clear windows for something special.

Right off the bat, the standout and really the only spot worth locking in on is Guillotines. It's an inconsistent, advanced point break, so when it does fire, you need to know what you're doing. The overall set-up for the first few days is a bit of a slow burn, but patience will pay off.

We kick off on Tuesday the 15th with some rain and a modest 3ft S swell, but the wind is a cross-offshore, keeping it clean. It's surfable, but nothing to write home about. The real action starts building Wednesday the 16th. The swell jumps to 8ft from the S, with a period stretching to 9 seconds, and then 10 seconds in the afternoon. That's a solid groundswell feel. The combined energy is pumping, hitting over 1000 (1084) in the morning and peaking at a strong 1500 in the afternoon. With a fresh offshore wind all day, these are going to be clean, powerful lines. That 8ft is pushing into expert-only territory, so if you're not dialed in, just watch.

Thursday the 17th morning is the real gem. The swell drops to a still-chunky 6ft from the SSE, but the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. The period holds at 9 seconds, and the combined energy sits at a solid 515. This is where Guillotines really shows its colours – long, clean walls with no wind to mess them up. This is the best session on offer.

After that, things taper off. Friday the 18th still has a clean 3ft S swell with glassy conditions in the morning, but the energy is much weaker (237). The weekend of the 19th and 20th is tiny, with dropping swell and onshore winds. A bit of a flat spell.

Then there's a pulse on the 21st of September, with a 6ft SSE swell and a short 8-second period, but the wind is a moderate cross-offshore, so it stays clean. Energy is moderate (508). Not bad, but not the standout of the week prior. The morning of Tuesday the 22nd offers a smaller 4ft SSE groundswell (10-second period) with light offshore wind and clean waves, another nice window.

From the 23rd onwards, it's mostly poor conditions with onshore winds and a lot of weak, short-period windswell. The window between the 15th and the 22nd has the goods, with the 17th morning being the one to clear your schedule for. The water is typical for this time of year, nothing unusual to report there.

Rusty.

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