Irmas/Leftpoint Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. It’s Rusty here, and I’m looking at the next couple of weeks for Irmas/Leftpoint. Gotta be straight with you – this is a long, tough stretch. The forecast is a real bummer, with a whole lot of nothing for a long time. We’re looking at a solid week and a half of poor conditions, so don’t go getting your hopes up too early.

Right now, Irmas/Leftpoint is the only show in town, and it's a reef break that's fairly consistent when it's on, but it needs a solid ESE swell to really work. The water’s sitting at 81°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off the first proper window on the morning of Thursday, 10th September. That’s the only time in the whole 16-day run that’s even worth a second look. We’ll have a 5ft swell coming from the east, with a period of 12 seconds. That’s a nice, long groundswell – it’ll have some punch and shape, perfect for a reef setup like this. The combined energy is a solid 1184 (moderate to strong), so there’s some power behind it. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the east at 9 mph, just a gentle breeze. It’s not perfect, but it’s manageable. The afternoon looks even better – the swell bumps up a touch to 5ft, still from the east, and the wind drops to a light cross-shore breeze at 6 mph. That’s the pick of the whole period: clean, glassy enough to get some good lines, and that long period swell will wrap nicely around the point. It’s a marginal forecast, but honestly, it’s the best we’ve got.

The crowd situation at Irmas can be a bit of a pain – it gets busy sometimes, but on a Thursday, you might luck out. The only downside is that swell over 5ft can be a bit much for beginners, and with that long period, it’ll be walling up. Better suited for the intermediate crew.

Now, for the bad news. Before that Thursday, the entire stretch from Wednesday, 26th August, right through to Wednesday, 9th September, is a total write-off. That’s nearly two weeks of cross-shore winds, lumpy chop, and weak, short-period slop. The swell is coming from the east or south, but the wind is a constant 15-22 mph cross-shore from the ENE, just trashing everything. The wave energy is all over the place, but the quality is just poor. There’s a day or two where the swell gets a bit bigger (up to 7ft on the 2nd of September), but with that cross-onshore wind, it’s just a messy, blown-out burger. Honestly, for a beach or reef setup, that’s more of a kite-surfing wind than a paddling day.

So, to wrap it up: there’s one, single day that shines – Thursday, 10th September at Irmas/Leftpoint. The afternoon is the standout. Everything else? Forget it. It’s a grim run, but hey, it tends not to stay this bad forever. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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