Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty average for us, with a few small windows of clean but tiny surf. Nothing’s going to get your heart racing, but there’s a couple of mornings where you could get a few fun ones if you’re not too picky.

Water temp is sitting at 61°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a bit of a bonus when the waves are small.

The first week is mostly a write-off. Tuesday the 8th through to Sunday the 13th are all sub-par. We’re looking at tiny swell, with the combined energy mostly in the weak to moderate range (140-600), and the wind is going to mess things up on most afternoons. There’s a slight bit of morning glass on Tuesday the 8th, with a 1ft SW swell, but the energy’s weak (140) and it’s just not worth paddling out for. The pattern holds: small, inconsistent, and the cross-onshore afternoon breezes will chop it up. Save your energy.

Monday the 14th sees a slight bump in size, but it’s still very ordinary. The morning is glassy with a 4ft WNW swell, period 8 seconds, but the energy is still just moderate (284). It’s surfable, but that’s about all you can say. The wind stays offshore through to Tuesday morning, but the swell’s not doing much. Tuesday the 15th morning has a 5ft WNW swell, but it’s lumpy with light cross-onshore wind. The afternoon blows out completely with 25 km/h NW wind and that’s that.

The middle of the week settles down. Wednesday the 16th morning is glassy again, but the swell drops right back to 2ft SSW, period 16 seconds. It’s clean but tiny, weak energy (242). Same story for Thursday and Friday – small, clean-ish mornings but nothing with any push. The energy does climb a bit on Friday the 18th (421), but it’s still not enough to get excited about.

The first real standout in the whole stretch lands on Monday the 21st. The morning session has that magic combo: glassy conditions, light SSE wind, and a 3ft SSW swell with a 17-second period. It’s not big by any stretch, moderate energy (461), but the clean conditions and that long-period groundswell will make it feel better than the size suggests. The break is fairly consistent and sheltered from the swell, with an ENE offshore wind that will keep it clean. This is your best bet for a proper surf, though expect some crowd since it’s a point break. It’s not for beginners – it’s an advanced spot – but for those who know it, Monday morning is the pick of the fortnight.

After that, it trails off again. The last week is a mix of small, weak swells with mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. Nothing worth ringing in sick for. The energy stays moderate, peaking at 705 on Saturday afternoon the 19th, but that’s with a 15 km/h onshore wind making it a messy, blown-out mess. It’s more of a kite-surfing wind if anything.

So, there you have it. One good window, a few marginal ones, and a lot of flatness. The long-range stuff looks promising but it’s a way off – don’t book your leave just yet. Forecasts change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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