Baler - Lindy's Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and ordinary for Baler. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so don’t go getting your hopes up for anything spectacular. The swell energy is just not there, with most days showing weak readings. We’re looking at a real waiting game.

We start off this Sunday the 9th with almost nothing. There’s a tiny bit of swell, but it’s messy and small. The conditions are clean with a light offshore wind, but there’s just no power behind it, so it's not worth paddling out. This flat spell is going to linger for a few days. The wave heights are mostly hovering around 0.7 ft to 1 ft, and the periods, while sometimes long, are just not producing anything with any punch. It’s going to be a frustrating start to the week.

The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t show up until late in the first week. On Tuesday the 12th, the energy picks up just a touch, but the waves are still only 2 ft. It’s surfable, sure, but “ordinary” is the word that keeps popping up. The wind is light and offshore, which is a plus, so it might be glassy, but you’ll be fighting for tiny scraps. We’re just not seeing any quality.

It’s a similar story for the next several days. There’s a bit of a pulse here and there, but it never really gets going. The wind stays favorable, mostly light and offshore, which is great for keeping the surface clean, but that doesn’t help when there’s no swell to speak of. We’ll see a few days where the energy picks up, but the wave height stays stuck around 2 ft. It's a tease more than anything else.

The second week looks like more of the same, to be honest. We’re seeing some longer-period swells, which is good for shape and push, but they’re just too weak to matter. The last weekend of the month, on the 23rd, a new longer-period swell shows up, but it’s tiny – only 0.7 ft. The energy is weak, so it’s not going to do much. From where I sit, there are no standouts. It's just a blank run for the area.

On the plus side, the consistency at Lindy’s Point (Baler) is there, and the wind is mostly offshore, so when we do get a pulse, the setup is clean. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no dramas there. But with the lack of size and power, this looks more like a session for the bodyboarders or maybe a kite if the wind gets up, rather than a proper paddle. Keep the board in the car, but don't drive too far.

Signing off,
Rusty

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