La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf lining up at La Barra over the next couple of weeks, so grab ya board and let’s get into it.

First up, the water temp is sittin’ at a warm 87°, which is about 2° warmer than average for this time of year – nothin’ freaky, just a nice little bonus for a September paddle.

The real standout of the whole forecast is Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. We’re lookin’ at a clean 2ft SSW groundswell with a long 17-second period, and the wind is dead glassy out of the east at just 3 mph. The combined swell energy is pumpin’ at a solid moderate 537, and that long period groundswell is gonna wrap nicely into the river mouth setup here. Expect very good surf – this is the pick of the bunch.

Don’t bother with the afternoons early on – that cross-onshore wind kicks in and messes things up. Thursday the 3rd is a write-off with messy cross-onshore wind and small swell, but Friday the 4th morning is another beauty: glassy conditions again, 4ft of SSW groundswell at 17 seconds, and the energy jumps to 1069 – moderate but with some punch. Saturday morning the 5th is just as good: 5ft SSW groundswell, glassy, with energy at 1222. That’s gonna be a ripper for experienced surfers.

Sunday the 6th morning holds clean 4ft SSW groundswell, and Monday the 7th morning drops to 3ft but still glassy – good for a fun session. Tuesday the 8th morning is dead calm with 3ft, and Wednesday the 9th morning is glassy again with 3ft. There’s a bit of a lull in size mid-week, but the conditions stay clean in the mornings.

From Thursday the 10th morning onward, we’re back into a pattern of glassy mornings with SSW groundswell around 3ft to 4ft, and the energy sits between 400 and 700 – moderate but consistent. Note that the weekend of the 12th and 13th September has clean conditions again, but afternoons are always a write-off with that cross-onshore wind.

Now, if you’re lookin’ further out, the morning of Thursday the 17th September has a tiny 2ft swell but with a massive 23-second period – that’s very long-period groundswell. The energy is 609, so it’s got some grunt, but that kind of period will make it better suited to the river mouth or a point break than a beach. Glassy as glass. It’s a promising long-range call, but don’t lock it in yet.

All in all, the mornings are where it’s at. Wednesday the 2nd and Saturday the 5th are the two absolute standouts – get out there early and you’ll be rewarded.

Rusty.

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