LHermitage Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day stretch is a real skinny one for L-Hermitage-Left. The finder shows only a handful of days with anything even remotely rideable, and even those are pretty marginal. Don’t go planning your week around this spot.

The long and short of it is, we’re looking at mostly small, weak, and short-period NE swell pushing in. The energy is just not there. For most of the window, we’re talking about combined swell energy in the weak range, with values like 23, 30, 39, and 43. There’s a brief pulse of moderate energy mid-period, with readings of 123 on Tuesday the 11th afternoon and 110 on Wednesday the 19th afternoon, but even then, the wave quality is only described as “surfable but very ordinary.”

The first real chance, and honestly the pick of the bunch, is on Monday the 10th of August. The morning is still pretty weak, but by the afternoon, the energy bumps up to a moderate 82, with a clean, light cross-offshore breeze. You’ll find some lines around 2ft from the NE with a 10-second period. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s the first time it looks like you could actually get a couple of waves without it being a total closeout. Then Tuesday the 11th holds similar promise, especially in the afternoon when it goes glassy and the energy kicks up to 123. That’s the most energy we see all week, and with that 11-second period from the NE, it might actually have a bit of push to it. Keep your expectations low, but that Tuesday arvo is your best bet in the first week.

After that, it drops away again. The middle of the month is a write-off with a few days of basically nothing. We see a gap from Wednesday the 12th through to at least Sunday the 16th with no worthwhile surf – just poor conditions and minimal swell.

The second week shows a little more life, but it’s still nothing to get too excited about. Around Monday the 17th, there’s a tiny 1.5ft bump, and then again on the 18th, but the energy stays weak. The standout for the second week is looking like Wednesday the 19th of August. The afternoon session shows more promise with energy hitting 110 and the swell at 2.5ft. It’s a NE swell with a 10-second period, and the wind is forecast to be glassy. That’s a decent combo for this spot, but remember, it’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but with plenty of room for the forecast to change.

This is a reef break, so you’ve got a defined wave, but it’s inconsistent, so you’ll be doing a lot of waiting. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, target the afternoon of Tuesday the 11th or Wednesday the 19th. Otherwise, this stretch is best spent doing something else.

Stay salty.

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