Linkys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next 16 days at Linkys are a tough run. We're looking at a stretch that's almost entirely flat or offering tiny, weak waves that are barely worth paddling for. There’s a solid week of nothing, then only a slight pulse in the second week that's still a letdown.

Right now, from August 13th through to the morning of August 20th, there is basically no surf. We’re talking eight straight days where the waves are either non-existent or too weak to ride. The swell energy is laughable, sitting between 4 and 23 units for most of that. The wind is a mixed bag—some clean mornings, some light cross-onshore—but it doesn't matter because there’s no swell to work with.

The first sign of life comes on Thursday morning, August 20th. We get a little bump of SE swell at 3 ft with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is still weak at 83. The wind is light cross-off from the SSW, so it will be clean. It's surfable, but very ordinary. That afternoon drops to 3 ft, and the trend continues into Friday the 21st with 2 ft in the morning and 1 ft in the afternoon, both with clean cross-off winds.

Saturday the 22nd sees a spike in height—4 ft from the SSE with 6-second period—and the combined energy hits 113. But it’s a trap. The wind is cross-on in the morning (6 mph from the NNE) and onshore in the afternoon, making for bumpy, poor-quality waves. This is not a good look for surfing; honestly, with that wind and small, weak swell, it’d be more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle folk.

From Sunday the 23rd onwards, it’s back to tiny, weak slop with mixed wind until the end of the forecast on August 28th. Nothing else stands out. The best of a bad bunch is probably Thursday the 20th, but don’t expect much. The waves will be small, short period, and inconsistent. For a break that’s rated an advanced reef and point, and described as inconsistent, this blank run is normal for the area.

Rusty.

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