Leftovers/Rightovers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's coming up for Leftovers/Rightovers.

Let's be straight with you – this is one of those stretches where the ocean's just not cooperating. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there isn't a single session that raises a real cheer. The first surfable recommendation doesn't appear until the very end of August, and even then, it's barely a whisper.

From now until the 30th of August, it's a write-off. Clean conditions, sure, but with onshore winds and no swell to speak of – the kind of flat, frustrating spell that can make you wonder if your board's got a hole in it. The combined swell energy is sitting at zero for most of that time, which says it all.

Finally, on the 30th of August (Sunday afternoon), we get a tiny pulse: a 0.7ft wave from the west, with a period of 11 seconds. It's not enough to get excited about. The energy reading is a measly 9, which is barely a tickle. The wind is still cross-off from the ENE at 16 mph, so it won't be grubby, but there's simply no power behind it.

This pattern of small, weak swell and moderate onshore winds continues day after day, right through the first week of September. It's frustratingly persistent. The best-looking pulse in the whole run comes around the 9th of September (Wednesday), where we see 1ft of swell from the west-northwest with a period of 12–13 seconds and a combined energy that peaks at 90. That's still tiny. Water temperature sits at a balmy 81°F, and the anomaly is +0.5°F, so it's pretty much normal for this time of year. But that's small comfort when you're bobbing around on ankle-biters.

Towards the tail end of the forecast, on the 10th of September (Thursday morning), a 1.0ft swell arrives from the southwest with a very long period of 17 seconds. Long-period swells like that are usually a sign of quality, but the size is so small it'll only be working on the most sensitive reefs. The energy reading jumps to 72, which at least confirms there's some genuine groundswell in the water, but it's mostly going to waste at a break that's set up for northwest energy.

The real story here is the wind. It's almost unrelentingly from the east-northeast, blowing 12–19 mph. That's cross-offshore for this spot, which keeps the surface clean but never lets the wave face truly groom. And with no proper swell to work with, it's all academic.

Honestly, for the next two weeks, you'd have to be desperate to get wet. The setup is far more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, with that consistent cross-off breeze and clean, flattish water. If you're a dedicated surfer, this is a period to check the forecasts daily, because it can't stay this quiet forever. But as it stands, there are no good options.

Rusty.

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