Newcombs Hollow Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: this stretch for Newcombs Hollow is a flat spell. There’s a big fat gap of nothing much for the first four days or so, and honestly, it’s not looking like much to write home about for the rest of the window either.

These first few days, from the 1st to the 4th of September, are all tiny, weak dribble. You’re looking at knee-high slop, with wave energy barely cracking 10 to 89 (combined energy), and the wind is all over the shop – cross-on, onshore, and choppy. It’s a write-off for a paddle. The water’s at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only nice thing I can say.

Then we roll into the 5th and 6th, and while the swell tries to pick up a bit – hitting 5 ft on Sunday the 6th with a moderate 197 in wave energy – it’s coming from the NNE with a short, weak period of 6-7 seconds, and the wind is a fresh, lumpy cross-shore. That’s not clean surf; it’s a messy, blown-out paddle. The whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The second week is more of the same: tiny waves, often under 2 ft, with a few moments of clean conditions from offshore or cross-off winds on the 7th, 8th, and 9th, but the swell is basically non-existent. We’re talking wave energy in the teens and single digits. There’s a brief window on the morning of the 7th where a light SW breeze makes things clean, but with only 2 ft of weak NE swell, it’s a long shot.

The best I can honestly say is that the forecast for the 16th of September shows a tiny 0.7 ft ESE groundswell (9-second period) with a light, clean cross-off breeze from the NNW. If you’re desperate for a float and a bit of a meditation, you might get a couple of ankle-to-knee-high runners. But there’s no standout session here. For now, it’s a blank run. Forecasts can change, but this one’s looking grim.

Rusty.

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