Junkyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. Rusty here, looking at the next few weeks at Junkyards.

First up, the water temp is sitting right around 84°, which is pretty much bang on for this time of year. No surprises there.

The next few days are a bit of a write-off, to be honest. There's small, weak swell on Sunday the 23rd, around 5ft from the SW, but the energy is only moderate (415) and the wind is a cross-off. It's surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Monday and Tuesday are even smaller, with hardly any energy. Wednesday the 26th is a no-go – a big, messy 10ft to 13ft NW and W windswell rolls in, but it's getting hammered by a near gale onshore wind. That's a hard pass.

Thursday the 27th is the same story: big, stormy, and dangerous. 12ft of S swell with a period pushing 11 seconds, but the wind is on it and there's a risk of thunderstorms. The energy is through the roof (3205), but it's just not surfable. Pure chaos.

The outlook starts to change a little from Friday the 28th into Saturday the 29th. The swell drops to a more manageable 6ft to 7ft from the SSW, with a decent 10-11 second period. The wind stays cross-off from the SE, which keeps it clean. The energy is still moderate (942 down to 698), but it's a big step up from the storm. It's not the best, but it's honest, surfable swell.

Now, the standout window is Monday the 31st of August. Here's where it gets interesting. The morning is small, but the afternoon is where it's at. We get a big jump in size – 10ft from the SE, with a long 13-second period. That's a proper groundswell. The energy is massive (3159), and the wind is offshore from the ENE, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is the one to circle on the calendar. It's a solid swell, so it's for experienced surfers only, but those conditions could be magic at Junkyards.

The run continues into Tuesday the 1st of September. The morning is tiny, but the afternoon is even bigger: 13ft from the SSE with a very long 14-second period. The energy is insane (6818), and the wind is still a clean cross-off. This is big, powerful, and very long period. For a reef like Junkyards, that means the sets will have serious punch and long waits between them. This is also a day for experts only, and it's over a week away, so it's a promising but not guaranteed call.

The rest of the first week of September looks messy. Big swells keep coming from the 2nd to the 4th, but the wind picks up to gale force, turning it into a complete blown-out mess. That's kite-surfing territory, not paddle surfing. The second week of September (the 5th to the 7th) is not worth the drive. The swell is small, the wind is all over the place, and the energy is weak.

So, to wrap it up: The clear winner is Monday afternoon the 31st of August. Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon is a massive, expert-only backup. The rest of the fortnight is a mix of blown-out junk and flat spells. Get on that Monday if you can.

Rusty.

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