Indicator Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch. The forecast is pretty quiet. We’re looking at a long gap right from the start, with no real surf on offer until the middle of next week. The data shows a fairly consistent setup, but the conditions just aren’t lining up for a good paddle.

The first real window of opportunity creeps in on Monday, August 17th. It’s not going to be a classic, but it’s the best we’ve got early on. The reef and point breaks are the ones to watch here. On Monday morning, we’ve got a glassy session with a 4 ft swell from the west, with a period of 6 seconds. That’s a short-period, windswell-type wave, but with the glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. The water temperature is 72°, which is a notable 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, so you’re in for a warm one. The combined energy is moderate (149). Don’t expect perfection, but it’s surfable.

The next highlight pops up over a week later, on Sunday, August 23rd. The morning offers a clean session with a light cross-offshore breeze from the south-southwest. The swell is a tiny 1 ft, but it’s a long-period groundswell from the southwest (19 seconds). That long period means good shape and energy for the size, but it’s prone to breaking straight on a beach break, so points and reefs are your friend here. The combined energy is moderate (177). It’s a delicate, small-wave day for the patient surfer.

Looking further into the last week, Monday, August 24th, has a moderate offshore wind from the southeast with a 1 ft southwest swell (18-second period). The combined energy is moderate (152). It’s clean, but small.

Then Tuesday, August 25th, morning, we get another clean one with a light cross-offshore breeze from the south-southeast. The swell is 2 ft from the southwest, with a 16-second period, and a combined energy of 171 (moderate). Another day for the longboard or a fun mid-length.

The one standout in this whole period, if you can call it that, is that Monday morning, August 17th. It’s the only day with a decent-sized swell (4 ft) and glassy conditions. Everything else is a bit of a scratch. If you’re keen, make that your target. Everything else is a gamble for the dedicated.

This is a case where the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, especially on the days with stronger onshore winds. It’s a quiet run, but it tends not to stay poor for long. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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