Jacarandas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Overall, we're looking at a pretty lackluster stretch ahead. The good news is we've got a solid window of clean, fun-sized swell early on, but we've got to be patient for it. The first few days are a write-off, and then after that window, it's a slow slide into small, onshore junk. The standout is clear, so let's get into it.

The first real surf we can get excited about doesn't arrive until Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning is the pick. Jacarandas is a consistent point break, exposed to the SW, and the forecast is showing a 5ft SSW swell with a period of 11 seconds. The energy is solid, with a combined reading of 848 (moderate wave energy). The absolute game-changer is the wind: a glassy 3 mph from the NE. That is going to be clean, smooth, and lined up. This is the best the forecast has to offer. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. The swell direction is a touch south of the optimum SW, but it'll still wrap in nicely.

That Wednesday afternoon, the wind shifts onshore from the W at 6 mph, and the swell bumps up to 6ft, but the quality drops. The energy jumps to 1210 (strong wave energy), but the onshore wind will put a chop on it.

The rest of the week and into the weekend (Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th) is a bit of a battle. The swell sticks around, with heights from 4ft to 7ft and periods ranging from 11 to 16 seconds, but it's all cross-onshore wind from the W and WNW. The energy stays high, hitting 1922 (strong wave energy) on Friday the 4th, but the "gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy" conditions will ruin the shape. It's a lot of juice but no form. For a beach break, this much wind chop makes it a better kite session than a paddle session.

From Sunday the 6th onwards, the swell starts to fade, dropping from 4ft down to 1ft by the second week. The wind remains a persistent problem, mostly cross-onshore or onshore. There are a few mornings with clean-ish conditions from the 8th to the 12th, like Tuesday the 8th with a light ESE cross-offshore wind and a 3ft SSW swell, but the wave height is just too small to get excited about. The energy is low, dropping to 265 (weak wave energy) by the 12th.

The long-range outlook from the 9th of September through the 16th is a slow fade. The swell is tiny, the period is all over the place, and the wind is mostly unfavourable. There's nothing to get excited about in that second week.

So, the call is clear: if you've got a window, paddle out at Jacarandas on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. That's the one. After that, it's a waiting game for the next system.

Rusty.

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