In Betweens Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Oi, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for In Betweens over the next sixteen days. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim run. The whole period is plagued by strong, gusty cross-offshore winds from the ENE, howling at 15 to 25 mph nearly every day. That wind is just trashing any chance of decent shape. The water temperature is sitting at 81°F, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. We’re looking at a solid two-week stretch where the surf is either poor or just barely marginal.

The swell is mostly short-period windswell, coming in from the ENE and E, with heights fluctuating. On Monday the 24th, you’ve got 5 ft to 5 ft of that junky 7-second stuff. Combined energy is around 479, so moderate energy, but with that wind, it’s a mess. Tuesday the 25th pushes up to 7 ft, but it’s still the same short-period garbage. That 7 ft swell is well over the beginner limit, and with the wind, this is expert-only territory and even then, it’s ugly.

There is a shift around the 27th and 28th, when a longer-period S swell fills in at 17 seconds and 16 seconds, bringing a bit more energy (combined energy hits 871 and 609). The swell height is small, only 4 ft to 3 ft, but that long period groundswell is a tease – it would be best on a point or reef, but with the continual cross-off wind, the surface is just ruined. The wave comments are all “poor” or “marginal,” with scores of 0 or 1.

Jump to the end of the first week, the 30th and 31st of August, and we’re back to the short-period ENE swell, 5 ft to 7 ft. The 31st brings a tiny 2 ft SSW swell with long period (14 seconds) in the afternoon, but it’s not enough to save the day. The first of September has the biggest energy spike we see – up to 1042 on the Tuesday morning with 7 ft of ENE swell at 8 seconds, but the wind is still 22 mph ENE. Again, expert-only and not worth the drive.

The second week, from the 2nd to the 8th of September, is more of the same: ENE windswell, 4 ft to 6 ft, all with that nasty cross-off wind. There’s a brief return of the long-period S swell on the 5th and 6th (2 ft to 3 ft, 20 second and 19 second periods), but again, the wind kills any hope. The energy is moderate to strong (up to 738), but the score is always a zero or a one.

There is no standout day here. The best you could call is the Thursday morning the 27th of August, with that 4 ft S swell at 17 seconds and combined energy of 871, but even then, the 19 mph ENE cross-off wind keeps it in the “marginal” bin. It’s a long period which would normally bring in some nice lines, but it’s a beach break, so it’ll be straight and hard to paddle out with that wind.

Honestly, this is a blank run. No good options in the whole sixteen-day window. For In Betweens, a stretch like this is more normal than not, so don’t get your hopes up. The wind has to swing around before it’s any good.

Rusty.

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