Linkys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – we are looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead. The forecast for this area is a long, drawn-out run of poor surf conditions, so don’t get your hopes up. We’ve got a massive gap of nothing useful for days, with only a couple of brief windows where you might scratch out a wave, but they are far from classics. Let’s run through it.

The first sniff of anything surfable doesn't hit until Thursday, September 3rd, in the afternoon. Linkys (reef and point) will see a tiny 4ft SE windswell with a period of just 6 seconds – real weak, mushy energy (combined energy of all swells directed here: 105). The wind goes glassy though, so it’ll be smooth on the surface, but the waves will lack any punch. It’s surfable, but ordinary. Water temp is sitting at 65°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

Friday, September 4th, offers a similar story. Morning sees 2ft from the ESE with a clean, light cross-offshore wind from the WNW. The afternoon goes glassy again, with a slightly better 3ft ESE swell. Same deal – weak period (7 seconds), not much energy (62), but clean faces. You’ll get a few knee-high rollers if you’re desperate.

Then from Saturday, September 5th, through to Tuesday, September 8th, it’s a total write-off. We get onshore and cross-shore winds, bumpy conditions, and barely any swell. A wasted few days.

The next little glimmer shows up Wednesday, September 9th, in the morning with a glassy 1ft windswell from the ENE (period 4 seconds – total mush). Energy is pitiful at 13. Not worth a paddle, honestly.

We get a spike in size around Thursday, September 10th. Morning brings 6ft from the ENE, with a clean cross-offshore wind from the WNW. Swell period is still a weak 6 seconds, but the energy jumps to 206 – moderate. The afternoon gets even bigger at 7ft from the E, with energy at 377. This is the biggest swell of the whole period. However, the conditions are only rated as marginal, and while it’s clean, that short period and size will make it a bit of a messy close-out at this break. For experienced surfers only, and honestly, with poor quality flagged, it might look more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session.

After that, we get a few more ordinary days. Friday, September 11th, morning has a glassy 3ft from the ESE, but the energy is weak (64). Saturday, September 12th, and Sunday, September 13th, serve up some clean, cross-offshore conditions with waves around 3ft to 4ft from the ESE, periods still short at 7 seconds. The energy builds a bit – 131 on Saturday afternoon, 158 on Sunday afternoon – but it’s still just ordinary, small surf.

From Monday, September 14th, right through to the end of the forecast on Thursday, September 17th, it’s all tiny dribble. Waves from 0.3ft to 1ft, with no energy to speak of. A couple of glassy mornings on the 15th and 16th, but you’d be staring at flat water.

So what’s the pick? Honestly, there is no standout. If you absolutely have to get wet, Thursday, September 10th, offers the most size – but it’s a messy, short-period swell that’s really only for experts. The glassy, clean days on Thursday, September 3rd, Friday, September 4th, and Sunday, September 13th, will give you the best chance at a clean, small wave, but don’t expect anything special. A long, flat run for this spot, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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