Mainside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Mainside. The window opens up with a bit of a wait, but there’s a solid run of clean, cross-off swell building mid-week, though it’s not without its challenges. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you’ll be comfortable in a spring suit or even boardshorts.

The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th are a no-go with poor conditions and very minimal, short-period junk. The real action starts to stir on Wednesday the 5th. That morning, we get a 6ft east swell with a long 18-second period, and the wind is cross-off and clean. It’s a bit on the bigger side with moderate energy (1974), and with it being a reef break, that long period should make for some nice, lined-up waves. The afternoon jumps up to 7ft, but the wind swings cross and lumps it up, so the morning is the pick of that day.

Thursday the 6th is a mess. The swell is 12ft, but it’s getting hammered by a strong cross-onshore wind that makes it choppy and blown out. Not worth the paddle out. Friday the 7th is a monster event – we’re talking 26ft to 38ft of northwest swell. The wind is storm force to hurricane-force, cross-onshore. This is massive, dangerous, and only for the most experienced, and that’s a huge stretch. It’s too big for this break.

Saturday the 8th morning still has a 33ft west swell, but the wind drops to a light breeze, so it’s cross-onshore but with only small wind ripples. Still huge. The afternoon dries up completely. From Sunday the 9th through to the 12th, the swell drops right off, but the wind is howling from the south, making it mostly unsurfable despite clean conditions. The energy is weak.

The first real standout comes on Thursday the 13th in the morning. It’s small, only 2ft, but it’s from the west with a 9-second period, and the wind is glassy. The combined energy is a weak 56, but for a glassy morning session on a tiny wave, that’s a rare, clean little window. It’s not a big day, but it’s the best looking surf on offer.

Then we have a few more days of small, clean conditions, with the energy slowly building. The other highlight falls on Tuesday the 18th. The morning brings a 4ft east-northeast swell with a 12-second period, cross-off wind, and moderate energy (569). It’s still marginal, but it’s the cleanest, most lined-up option in the second week. The breaks are consistent, so the long gap in quality is a bit of a bummer, but the forecast can always change.

Overall, the best bet is Thursday the 13th morning for a glassy, small-wave session, and then Tuesday the 18th morning for a slightly bigger, cleaner swell.

Rusty.

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