Indicator Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is your local surf reporter, Rusty.

First up, we’ve got nothing on offer for the next week. Not a single window that’s worth paddling out for. The whole stretch from Saturday the 29th of August through to Friday the 4th of September is a write-off. Tiny waves, poor conditions, and winds that just won’t play ball. It’s a real bummer, but it happens.

The first real glimmer of something surfable comes on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning session there sees a clean 3ft swell from the west, with a gentle offshore breeze from the SSE. The combined swell energy is moderate (132). It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and sometimes that’s all you need. The water temperature is a very unusual 74°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—almost 8°F above average. That’s a rare treat. The break itself is a reef and point setup, fairly consistent, and it takes swell from the NW. This morning window is the best on offer in the whole forecast, but even then, it’s only a 1 out of 10 on the quality scale. It’s surfable, but just barely.

From there, the outlook goes flat again. Sunday the 6th of September through to Tuesday the 8th of September is back to tiny, poor conditions. Wednesday the 9th of September sees a brief pulse of stronger energy in the afternoon—2ft from the SW with a period of 16 seconds and combined energy of 153 (moderate)—but the wind is a messy cross-onshore, so it’s not worth chasing.

The second week gets a little more interesting in terms of energy, but not quality. Thursday the 10th of September afternoon sees a 2ft SW swell with a 17-second period and combined energy of 244 (moderate), but again, the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. Friday the 11th of September has a similar setup, with a 2ft SW swell and 15-16 second period, but the wind ramps up to 22 mph in the afternoon, making it lumpy.

The weekend of the 12th and 13th of September offers some cleaner conditions on the Sunday morning—a 1.0ft SW swell with a 14-second period, light SSE breeze, and clean conditions. But the swell is tiny, and the combined energy is only 53. It’s flat, really.

Overall, this is a grim 16-day stretch. There’s nothing to get excited about. The only faint highlight is the morning of Saturday the 5th of September, and even that is just barely surfable. If you’re desperate, you could paddle out then, but don’t expect much. The rest is a long, flat spell. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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