Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the table for this one. This is gonna be a tough one to love, I gotta be straight with you. For a point break that’s sheltered from the west-northwest, it’s getting nothing but a consistent south-southwest swell, and that direction just doesn’t wrap in here with any kind of power. You’re looking at a long, frustrating wait for something that even looks like a wave.

We kick off on Saturday the 29th, but let’s not kid ourselves. The swell is a tiny 3 ft at 2 seconds from the SSW, with a combined energy of 674 (moderate), but the wind is a cross-onshore from the west-northwest at 9 mph. That’s just messy – poor surf conditions, and it's an advanced-only spot which means you need some juice. Sunday the 30th is onshore and marginal, and it just doesn’t clean up. We’re stuck in a rut of small SSW swell and poor wind patterns for days. Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st are tiny and onshore. Honestly, the first week is a write-off for any decent ride.

There is one little window of hope, a morning that stands out. Wednesday morning the 2nd of September. The wind goes glassy – dead calm with a slight air – and the break gets tiny 2 ft of groundswell from the south-southwest, with a very long 16-second period. The combined energy is weak at 238. It’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so if you’re desperate and you’ve got a log, you could have a glassy little session. But this is an advanced point break, so don't expect any power.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th bring a bit more size – 3 ft to 3 ft – and a surge in energy (825 on the Friday morning), but the cross-onshore winds return, ruining any potential. Saturday the 5th is another morning with onshore wind and marginal conditions.

The real highlight, if you can call it that, is the glassy spell at the end of the first week and into the second. Sunday afternoon the 6th of September is glassy, with 3 ft from the SSW at 14 seconds and 395 combined energy. Then Monday the 7th is glassy all day, with 3 ft and a period of 14 seconds, and energy at 274 in the morning. It’s tiny, but if there’s any bump at all, it will be clean. That’s your best chance for a longboard or a fun shape, but don't expect a barrel.

After that, it all fades. Tuesday the 8th drops to 1 ft and stays pathetic. The rest of the second week is barely surfable, with energy often under 400 and constant onshore or cross-onshore winds, or just tiny glassy slop. A few mornings like Thursday the 10th show 3 ft from the SSW at 17 seconds with 403 energy, but it’s always followed by afternoon chop.

For a sheltered point, this is a brutal run. The swell direction is all wrong, and the rare moments of glassy wind give you almost no size. There are no standouts. The only thing I can say is: if you have to paddle out, wait for a glassy morning like the 2nd, 6th, or 7th of September. Otherwise, you’re better off staying home.

Rusty.

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