Ninja's Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your stick and listen up. This is Rusty, giving you the goods for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the early part of the outlook is a bit of a flat patch. We’re looking at a slow start with small, weak swell and mostly cross or onshore winds making a mess of things. Not worth paddling out for, unless you’re after a long swim. The water here's sitting around 84.6°F, which is pretty much what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild going on there.

The real story, and I mean the *only* story worth getting excited about, kicks off on Monday the 17th. We start seeing a long-period groundswell filling in from the south-southwest. The period jumps right up there, hitting over 20 seconds on Monday afternoon. That kind of energy has the reef at Ninja's looking *real* interesting. But hold on, the wind is still a bit messy, so Monday is more of a warm-up.

Tuesday the 18th is the absolute standout. Get your board ready for the morning session. We’ve got a solid 6.2ft to 6.6ft SSW swell, running with a very long 18-second period. This is proper groundswell, the kind that wraps in with serious power. The wind goes light and clean from the west-northwest, giving us that glassy, cross-offshore texture. This is top-tier, clean surf. It’s a bit on the bigger side, over 5ft, so it’s not for the groms. This is for the crew who can handle a proper reef wave. Wednesday the 19th keeps the love going with solid 5.9ft SSW swell, still clean and long-period, but just a touch smaller. Thursday the 20th still has some nice, long-period S swell in the morning before things start to fade.

After that peak, we drop right back down. From the 21st onwards, it’s a poor run of small, weak swell and cross-shore winds. We’re looking at a solid week of nothing special. There’s a tiny pulse of energy right at the very end, on Friday the 28th of August, with a 4.6ft to 5.2ft SSW swell and a long 18-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. It’s worth keeping an eye on, but don't bet the farm on it being clean.

So, mark your calendar. The best of the best is Tuesday the 18th and Wednesday the 19th at Ninja's. It’s a reef break, with a good S swell direction, and the wind is going to be perfect. It can get crowded here often, so get in early. This is a short window of pure magic.

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