Horseneck Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you – the next few weeks at Horseneck Beach are pretty quiet. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore or cross winds messing things up. The surf quality is poor right through the forecast, so no real standouts to get excited about. There’s a gap of many days with very little to recommend, but we do see a pulse of energy around Thursday the 10th and again late in the second week that offers a bit of hope.

Starting on Tuesday morning the 8th of September, it’s flat out – only 0.3ft of swell from the SE with a 9-second period. The wind is a light cross-off from the W, so it’s clean, but there’s no wave energy to speak of (4). That afternoon gets a cross-on from the S, still tiny. Nothing doing.

Wednesday the 9th is similar – a little bump from the S in the morning, then a weak SW swell in the afternoon with a short 4-second period (23). Winds are onshore and choppy. Not worth paddling out.

Now Thursday the 10th – the swell finally shows some muscle. We get 6ft from the SSW in the morning, period 7 seconds, and combined energy hits 286 (moderate). It’s a bit of a bump, but the wind is a cross-shore WSW at 18 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. The afternoon drops to 5ft but the wind picks up to 18 mph from the SW. It’s rough, and at this size, it’s more of a kite surf session than a paddle one. Poor surf conditions all round.

Friday the 11th clears up nicely – offshore NW wind at 6 mph, clean conditions, but the swell has dropped back to 2ft (38). Too small to get excited about. Afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppy again.

The rest of the first week and into the second week (Saturday 12th through Monday 14th) is tiny – 0.7ft to 1ft, mostly onshore breezes, energy values in the single digits or teens. No real surf.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th stay small – 2ft tops, with moderate onshore winds or light offshores. Not worth a trip.

Thursday the 17th is clean with light offshore winds, but the swell is only 0.7ft.

We finally see another pulse on Sunday the 20th of September – 4ft from the SW in the morning, period 6 seconds, combined energy 113 (moderate). Wind is a gentle cross-shore from the WSW, so it’s a bit lumpy. The afternoon gets 4ft from the SSW, energy 123, but the wind jumps to 18 mph, making it choppy. At this size, that’s more for experienced crew. No standout break within Horseneck Beach, just the same sandbar setup.

Monday the 21st holds around 3ft but winds turn cross-onshore, so quality drops again. Tuesday the 22nd has 4ft from the SSW with light cross-on winds – still poor surf conditions.

Wednesday the 23rd fades back to 2ft with a clean offshore breeze from the NNE. Too small.

Honestly, the best of a quiet bunch is the Thursday the 10th morning if you’re desperate – it’s the biggest swell, but the cross-shore wind and chop mean it’s not clean. The Sunday the 20th has some moderate energy, but again the wind isn’t kind. For beginners, that 6ft on Thursday is too big, and the rest is too small or messy. Horseneck Beach is a sandy, fairly consistent spot when there’s swell, but this run is a long, flat patch. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change.

Rusty.

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