Lori Wilson Park Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a good look through the charts for this stretch of coast, and I’ve got to be straight with you—it’s a tough run ahead. Lori Wilson Park is the only break on the cards, and for the next 16 days, the surf is mostly poor. The water is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

There’s really nothing on offer for the first week. From Monday the 14th right through to Friday the 18th, it’s all tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is barely a ripple. The best you can say is that the water is warm. There are no standout sessions here.

You’ll have to wait until Friday the 18th morning for the first slight glimpse of hope. It’s still small at 3ft from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a moderate 129. The wind goes glassy calm, so the surface will be clean. But the surf is still ordinary, and the sets will be short and weak. It’s barely worth paddling out.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th drop right back off—tiny swell, cross-onshore winds, and no energy to speak of. The whole first week is a write-off, really.

Moving into the second week, things don’t get much better. There’s a stretch from Monday the 21st to Thursday the 24th of September with nothing but small, weak, and messy conditions. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is poor.

There is a slight uptick on Friday the 25th of September. The morning sees 4ft from the NE with a period of 9 seconds, and combined energy of 240—that’s moderate. The wind is cross-shore and light, so the surface won’t be too chopped. But it’s still rated as poor surf conditions. Saturday the 26th of September morning is the closest thing to a highlight: 4ft from the ENE with a 9-second period, combined energy of 223, and glassy conditions with very light wind from the ENE. That’ll be clean, and the waves might just be rideable, but they’re still pretty ordinary. After that, it drops back to small, messy, and cross-onshore for the rest of the forecast.

Honestly, there are no true standouts here. If you’re desperate, the cleanest windows are Friday the 18th morning and Saturday the 26th morning. Crowds are listed as sometimes at Lori Wilson Park, so you might have company on those rare clean windows. The swell is small, short-period, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore—this is a tough stretch for paddle surfing. With the wind and small, weak swell, this setup honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a regular surfer.

Rusty.

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