Joaquina Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Joaquina over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest with you, it's a bit of a slow start, so don't be in a rush to grab your board just yet.

We're looking at a real quiet spell kicking things off. The first solid week is pretty much a write-off for anything decent. Friday the 11th through to Sunday the 14th is just poor surf, with onshore winds messing everything up. You'll see small, weak swells with combined energy barely cracking 30 to 228. Not worth the paddle.

Monday the 14th into Tuesday the 15th we get a bump in size, with the swell hitting 5ft from the East on Tuesday morning. The wave energy jumps up to a moderate 416, but the wind is cross-shore. It's a marginal call at best, and the conditions are just ordinary.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Thursday the 17th of September. Thursday morning we've got a 3ft swell from the SSE, but more importantly, it's glassy – dead calm wind. The wave energy is sitting at a moderate 219, but that glassy surface will make the most of it. It's a small, fun morning session. You'll want to be at Joaquina itself, a sandbar setup that can hold a good wave. The water's a bit colder than usual for this time of year, sitting at 64°F.

From there, we get a few days of surfable but ordinary waves. Friday the 18th and the weekend of the 19th and 20th see some cross-off winds keeping things clean, but the swells are mixed up and nothing to write home about. The energy stays in that moderate bracket, between 139 and 209.

Now, if you've got some patience, the standout window is shaping up to be Saturday the 26th of September. We're looking at a solid 5ft groundswell from the SSE with a long period of 12 seconds, packing some serious grunt with a wave energy of 697. The wind is forecast to be a light cross-off, which means clean, peeling lines. This is a proper groundswell, so expect good shape and longer lulls between sets – makes paddling out a breeze. This is the one to circle on the calendar, but remember, it's a long way out, so keep an eye on those updates.

Earlier that same week, Friday the 25th afternoon shows a 7ft swell from the SSE with a huge energy reading of 613. That's sizeable, but it's onshore wind, so it'll be a lumpy, challenging mess. Definitely for experts only, and even then, it's a question mark.

Overall, this forecast has a slow first week, but the second week builds to a real shot at some quality. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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