Newcombs Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming up at Newcombs Hollow. Gotta be straight with you – this is a pretty lean run. We’ve got a solid stretch of small, poor-quality surf to start, so don’t expect much for the first few days.

We kick off on Saturday the 29th of August with tiny 3ft from the NNE, but it’s weak energy (92) and a messy cross-shore wind is making a mess of things. Not worth paddling out. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are even smaller, with heights dropping to 1ft and 1ft. The wind cleans up a bit Sunday afternoon with a cross-off, but there’s just no push. It’s a write-off until at least midweek.

Things start to get a pulse on Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning sees a jump to 5ft from the SSE, but it’s short-period windswell and a stiff cross-off breeze. The energy is moderate (112) but the quality still isn’t there. By Thursday afternoon, it’s dropping to 4ft from the ESE, with a glassy, clean cross-off wind – finally surfable but very ordinary. Friday the 4th is similar, with 3ft from the ESE and light winds in the afternoon that make it clean, but it’s still nothing to write home about.

Now, Saturday the 5th of September is the one to keep an eye on. The morning offers 4ft from the NNE with true offshore wind from the WNW. That’s a solid combo, moderate energy (198), and it’ll be clean. It’s the best of a quiet bunch, but still only a marginal call. Sunday the 6th holds 4ft from the NE in the morning with clean cross-off wind and combined energy up to 240 – decent but still only marginal due to tide or conditions.

Monday the 7th of September gets interesting in the afternoon – a spike to 7ft from the ESE, with strong wave energy (328). That’s proper size for experts only, but it’s cross-onshore and the setup here at an exposed beach break with short period (6 seconds) could be a bit of a mess. This might be more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers, given the wind and size.

From Tuesday the 8th onward, we fade back to small, weak, and poor-quality surf. The 9th of September afternoon has a weird little clean, long-period 2ft swell from the ESE with a period of 13 seconds and energy at 177, but it’s tiny and likely won’t wrap in well. By the 11th and 12th of September, we’re looking at flat spells with no swell (0 energy) and strong cross-onshore winds. Not a great way to end the outlook.

So, there you have it. A long drawn-out period of mediocrity with only a couple of windows where the paddle might be worth it. Stay patient or look elsewhere.

Rusty

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