Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for our little patch. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and I gotta be straight with you: the first week is a bit of a slow burner. There’s a heap of long-period groundswell on the way, but the wind just doesn’t want to play nice for most of it. We’ve got some clean windows though, and the second week shows some real promise.

We’re starting off with a real flat spell. From Tuesday the 25th right through to Thursday morning the 27th, it’s pretty much a write-off. Small, weak swells with a persistent cross-onshore wind. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 62°. Not worth paddling out for.

Then Thursday afternoon the 27th, things get interesting. The wind goes glassy, and we get a pulse of swell coming in at 5ft from the NW, but the period is a short and weak 6 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 391. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The 28th and 29th see the swell shifting to a long-period SSW groundswell, with periods from 17 to 19 seconds. The energy builds nicely, hitting 1200 on Saturday morning the 29th, which is strong. But each time, the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, killing the quality. Saturday afternoon the 29th sees a gentle cross-onshore breeze making things choppy. The swell is around 3ft to 4ft, but it’s just not clean.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are more of the same: onshore winds and marginal surf. The energy is still there, but it’s all blown out. We’ve got a long run of poor conditions from the 30th right through to the 6th of September. It’s mostly small, with periods dropping off, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore. A few glassy windows appear, but the swell is tiny.

Now, the standout action kicks off in the second week. On Tuesday the 8th of September, the morning looks like the best we’ve seen so far. The wind is glassy, and we’ve got a 4ft groundswell from the WNW with a 10-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 588, and the forecast says good surf conditions. This is the one to aim for – it’s small but clean, and that long period swell will be lining up nicely. The water will still be a touch warm.

Then, Wednesday the 9th of September morning is another gem. Another glassy morning, with a 3ft swell from the SSW, but with a very long period of 19 seconds. The energy is strong at 818. That’s some proper groundswell, but with that period it’s going to be better on a point or reef than a beach break. It’s a bit of a caveat, but with glassy conditions, it’s still a cracker.

So, the pick of the lot is the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September for the cleanest, most surfable conditions. The Wednesday the 9th of September morning is a close second for that beautiful, long-period, glassy session. The rest of the week is a gamble with the wind.

Rusty out.

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