Junkyards Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up. I’ll be straight with you—this is a tough run. There’s a long stretch of nothing really surfable for this region, so you’re going to want to leave the boards in the car for a while.

We start on Saturday the 12th of September. Junkyards is showing a tiny 3ft swell from the SE with a short period of 6 seconds, and the energy is weak at just 39. It’s poor surf. A light cross-off wind keeps it clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Then, from Sunday the 13th right through until the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of September, it’s a dry spell. There are days with offshore winds, some even clean, but the swell charts are flat as a pancake. The energy values are at zero or close to it, and the wave comment says it all: poor surf. That’s a solid ten-day gap with no real surf on offer. It’s not unusual for this area when the conditions line up like this, but it still stings.

Now, things get wild towards the tail end. On Monday the 21st of September, we get a serious pulse of energy. A massive 13ft swell from the WNW rolls in, with a period of 10 seconds, spiking the combined swell energy to a massive 3289. That is strong, powerful stuff. But here’s the catch—the wind is a severe gale at 50 mph from the W, blowing cross-onshore. That’s a total blowout. The surf is huge, but it’s unsurfable. This is definitely more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle session, and even then, it’s going to be raw.

Tuesday the 22nd still has a solid 8ft to 8ft swell from the W and WNW, with periods around 10 to 11 seconds. The energy is still high, around 1070 to 1494, so there’s plenty of push. But again, onshore winds ruin it. By Wednesday the 23rd, it drops back to a 3ft swell, and the cross-onshore wind is still making it choppy.

After that, it’s back to small, clean, but flat conditions through to the end of the 16-day window.

Honestly, if I had to pick one standout—and it’s a stretch—the Tuesday the 22nd session at Junkyards has the most size and energy, but only for experts who don't mind messy, lumpy conditions. The swell direction is WNW, which is not the optimum SW direction for this reef, so the shape will be off. It’s not a recommendation, just a heads-up. The rest of the period? Leave it.

Rusty.

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