Lamberts Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

I’ve been staring at the charts for a while now and there’s just nothing doing at Lamberts Beach for the entire 16-day run. Not a single session worth paddling out for. It’s a flat, windy, and messy stretch that’s gonna have you checking your leash for dust more than anything. The long-range outlook isn't offering any hope either, so don’t hold your breath waiting for a pulse. It’s a blank run, plain and simple.

The water temp is sitting around 69°, which is just about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need the thickest rubber. But that’s about the only positive.

The first recommendation window doesn't exist. We start with Friday morning, August 7th, and the swell is a tiny 1ft from the NE with a weak 21 units of energy. It’s cross-on from the SSE at 25 km/h, so it’s chopped up and rubbish. The period is a short 8 seconds, meaning no push at all. Friday afternoon gets marginally bigger with 2ft from the ESE but the period crashes to 4 seconds, so it’s just wind slop.

The weekend is more of the same. Saturday, August 8th, we’ve got 2ft in the morning and a pathetic 0.3ft in the afternoon. Sunday, August 9th, the biggest swell is just 2ft with a period of 9 seconds, but it’s onshore and weak. The energy is building slightly to 69, but it’s still nothing to write home about.

Monday, August 10th, sees the wind finally go light offshore in the morning from the NW, but the swell is still tiny at 1ft. It’ll be clean and glassy, but there’s just not enough water moving. The energy is only 21, so you’d be surfing knee-high dribble at best. The afternoon turns cross-shore with a little chop.

From Tuesday, August 11th, through the rest of the week, it’s a constant struggle. The swell drops below 3ft, but the wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, with periods staying short. There’s a slight bump on Thursday afternoon, August 13th, with 3ft from the ESE, but the 4-second period makes it a non-event. The energy readings are all low, mostly in the single digits to the 30s.

The second week starts with a slight increase in swell, but it’s all wind-driven junk. Saturday, August 15th, is 2ft, and Sunday, August 16th, has rain showers, a fresh 35 km/h cross-on wind, and a lumpy 3ft. The energy gets into the triple digits for the first time, hitting 114 in the afternoon, but the quality is terrible. This pattern continues into Monday, August 17th, with the swell reaching 4ft, but the wind is up to 35 km/h and it’s still cross-on and lumpy. This is not surf—this is whitecaps and bump.

The rest of the window, from August 18th to the 22nd, is a mix of fresh to strong onshore winds, rain, and tiny, messy waves, with the swell energy in the low to mid 100s at times. The periods stay short and the quality never improves. The only thing that gets above 5ft is the wind, not the waves.

Look, there's a stretch around the 17th and 20th where the swell energy is moderate, hitting the 100s, but it’s all windblown and onshore, making it a complete mess. With the cross-on winds this strong and the short-period, wind-swell, Lamberts Beach is going to be a better spot for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There’s just nothing for us. Sometimes you gotta take the L and wait for the next run.

Rusty.

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