Irmas/Leftpoint Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let's have a surf check.

Mate, to be honest with you, looking at the whole 16-day window for Irmas/Leftpoint, it's a tough stretch ahead. The wind is going to be a persistent pain in the backside. We've got a solid run of ENE and NE winds that are going to sit right across that ESE exposed reef, creating a messy cross-shore chop that just won't let up. There's energy in the water for sure, but the quality is going to be cooked for most of it. The first real chance of anything decent doesn't roll in until the back half of the run, and even then, it's not going to be perfect.

It kicks off from Saturday afternoon, the 29th of August, with some 5ft of weak, wind-affected ENE swell. The energy is low (484), the wind is a strong 25 mph cross-shore, and the report says it's just poor surf conditions. That's the story for the first week. We've got a bit of a messy run right through to the 5th of September, with the swell bumping up a bit and the energy climbing to moderate (965), but that fresh to strong cross-shore wind just doesn't give us a break. It's all cross-shore wind and lumpy, choppy conditions. Not what you want.

Then things get a little crazy, but not in a good way. On the 6th of September, the swell jumps right up with a very strong energy reading (5588), hitting 16ft from the ENE. But it's a strong 45 km/h cross-shore wind, and it's messy. That sort of size with that wind would be a washing machine. It stays big and messy through the 7th, with strong cross-onshore winds. For a reef break like this, that's just not going to be any good for paddling. Honestly, that kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The real standout, and the only one I'd even slightly consider, is that window around Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th of September. On Monday the 7th of September, the morning has a 7ft ENE swell with a moderate energy (1201), but the wind is a strong 28 mph cross-onshore—still messy. The real glimmer of hope is Tuesday the 8th of September morning, when we see the swell direction nudge around to the NE. That's a better fit for the optimum swell direction at this spot. The wind is still a strong 25 mph cross-shore, and the conditions are still described as messy, so it's not perfect, but out of this whole grim run, that Tuesday morning is the best on offer. The swell is 6ft, the period is a very long 9 seconds, and the energy is a strong 985. That long period groundswell can produce some nice lines on a reef if it slots in, but the wind is the killer here. It'd be a session for the dedicated.

The rest of the second week just fades back into the same cross-shore wind pattern, with moderate to fresh winds and the swell dropping off into the 5ft to 4ft range. The water temp here is sitting at a very warm 81° with a near-normal anomaly of 0.4°, so at least you won't be cold while you're fighting the chop.

Rusty.

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