Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a coffee and settle in. Let's talk about what's coming up for Indicators (Indicators). This is a point break that's fairly consistent, but it's a tricky one – it's advanced-level stuff and it's sheltered, so it needs a very specific swell direction to really work. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The next two weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. We've got a long stretch of pretty ordinary conditions from now until the end of August. The first few days are small and messy, with light cross-onshore breezes keeping things choppy. Thursday the 27th picks up a bit of size in the afternoon, with a 5ft swell, but it's a short-period, windy mess from the NW – not worth paddling out for. There's a brief window of glassy conditions on Friday morning the 28th, with a 3ft SSW groundswell (period 17s), but the energy is still pretty weak. The combined swell energy is only 456 – that's a modest amount of grunt.

Then we hit a real gap. From the 29th of August right through to the morning of the 4th of September, there's nothing worth getting excited about. The swell stays small, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, making for poor surf. There's a couple of mornings with a bit of light offshore wind, but the swell is just too weak to bother with. The energy values sit around 100-300, which is unimpressive.

Now, here's a bit of a standout, but it's a long way out. Starting on Friday morning the 4th of September, we get a run of promising conditions. The wind goes glassy, and we've got a solid 3ft to 3ft SSW groundswell with a very long period of 16 to 18 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 524 on the 4th morning, then 501, 451, and 557 through the 5th. This is where the point break should start to show its lines. The 4th morning has heavy rain, but it's glassy, so that's a trade-off. The 5th of September is looking like the pick of the bunch: Saturday morning with light rain, glassy wind, and a 3ft SSW swell at 16 seconds. The 6th of September (Sunday morning) is also looking clean with glassy conditions.

The only catch with this long-period groundswell is that it can break a bit straight at a beach break, but for a point, it should be excellent. The swell direction (SSW) is a good match for the optimum WNW direction for this spot, so it should wrap in nicely. Just be aware this is a week and a half away, so while the forecast looks promising, it's not set in stone.

After that, the 8th of September Tuesday afternoon has another glassy window with a 3ft SSW swell at 18 seconds, which is worth a look. The 10th of September Thursday morning wraps up the run with glassy conditions and a 3ft SSW swell at 16 seconds.

So, overall, if you can wait, the first week of September is where the real action is. The 5th of September is the standout. Don't waste your time on the early stuff.

Rusty.

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