Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here, and I've gotta be straight with you – the 16-day window is looking pretty grim. We're not talkin' "a few bad days" here; this is a long, drawn-out stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The best I can say is, if you're desperate, you'll find a couple of tiny windows of opportunity, but don't expect anything worth writing home about.

The Indicators (Indicators) spot is a sheltered point, demanding advanced skill, and it's fairly consistent but often crowded. It's a tricky one at the best of times. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is right about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The outlook starts on Monday, 31st August, with a small 3ft SSW swell (14-second period) and a moderate combined energy of 425. The wind is a light cross-on, so nothing to get excited about. This pattern just drags on through the rest of the week. Swell stays tiny, mostly under 3ft, with periods around 13-19 seconds, but the problems are always the same: onshore or cross-onshore winds and poor quality. The occasional "marginal" tag pops up, but the scores tell the truth – it's not on.

We finally get a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Monday, 7th September. The swell is only 2ft from the SSW, with a 14-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 230. But the magic word is "glassy" – the wind is offshore, light, and clean. The waves are surfable, but honestly, they're very ordinary. It's a tiny window for a longboard or a foamie, but you'll be scratching for waves.

Then on the morning of Tuesday, 8th September, we get another glassy morning, but it's even smaller – 2ft at 14 seconds (198 combined energy). It's a repeat of the same story: surfable but very ordinary.

After that, it's back to the doldrums. The wind picks up, the swell stays small, and the quality is poor. There's a brief shift in swell direction to the WNW on the 12th, but the period drops to 9 seconds, which is just short-period wind swell, and the energy spikes up to 494. Still, the wind is cross-on and the conditions are marginal at best.

The final fling comes on the morning of Tuesday, 15th September – a glassy morning with 2ft of SSW swell and a 15-second period (203 combined energy). Surfable, but ordinary. That's the best we've got in the whole run.

Honestly, fellas, this is a tough stretch. The consistent spots are rare, and for a sheltered point like this, a blank run is more normal than you'd hope. The forecasts can always change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, I'd be looking for a different hobby for the next couple of weeks.

Rusty.

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