Lambe Lambe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The long-range picture has some glimmers, but it’s going to be a waiting game for most of the next couple of weeks. The only break on offer in this stretch is Lambe Lambe, and it’s a spot that’s rarely breaking. That’s the big caveat right out of the gate. When it does show, it can offer something classic, but it needs the stars to align.

The first week is mostly about cleaning up small, weak leftovers. The opening days don’t have enough energy to get you excited. Saturday morning starts with a tiny 2ft ENE swell with only weak energy (40). It’s clean but tiny. By Saturday afternoon, a more southerly 6ft swell shows up with moderate energy (279) but a short, crumbly 6-second period – that’s more of a mess than a wave, and it's not worth your time. Sunday stays small and very ordinary, with a 4ft S swell and moderate energy. It’s surfable but nothing to call home about.

We get a bit more life mid-week. Tuesday offers a small bump to around 3ft from ENE, with light winds and clean conditions. The energy is moderate (253), but it’s still small. Wednesday morning is the first real bright spot of the week – a 5ft S swell with 7 seconds, moderate energy (342), and offshore winds. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” This is your pick for the first week. It won’t be huge, but it’ll have some push and be clean. Not for beginners though, as it flirts with that 5ft mark.

After that, it fades back out. Thursday drops off, and Friday is poor. The weekend after also looks small and weak, with a couple of clean but tiny mornings around 2ft – barely a ripple. The energy is weak (48-51). There’s a small bump on Sunday the 20th with a 3ft SSE swell and light winds, but it’s still very ordinary.

Now, here’s the big one on the horizon. Way out there, on Tuesday the 22nd of September, the charts are showing something special. The morning session sees a 6ft S swell with a 10-second period, but the real story is the energy reading – a whopping 1267, which is strong to very strong. The wind is light and offshore, and the forecast says “expect very good surf conditions.” This is the standout. It’s a long way out, so call it promising rather than a guarantee, but this is the one you circle on the calendar. That size with that period and offshore wind at a point break like Lambe Lambe could be something to remember. It will be too big and powerful for beginners, and you’ll want your wits about you.

The rest of that second week is mixed. The morning of Wednesday the 23rd holds up with a clean 4ft S swell, but the afternoons get chopped up. There’s another pulse on Thursday morning the 24th – a 5ft S swell with moderate-to-strong energy (488) – but the wind is questionable. By Friday the 25th, we see a long-period S swell, 5ft at 13 seconds, but it’s got cross-onshore winds, which will make it lumpy. The energy is high (715), but the wind spoils it. That long period at a point break is interesting though.

By the final weekend, it settles back down. Saturday the 26th morning has a clean 3ft SSE swell with a long 12-second period, making for a cleaner, more lined-up wave, but it’s small.

So, mark your calendar for the morning of the 22nd. That’s the highlight of the whole run. Before that, Wednesday the 16th is the best of a pretty average bunch. As for the rest, it’s a waiting game with a lot of flat or poor days in between.

Rusty.

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