Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna give it to you straight. The next 16 days around *Nobbys Reef* are a real mixed bag – some clean little windows, but plenty of gaps where you’re better off doing something else. For a reef that needs a decent S-SSE groundswell, we’ve got a few standouts but a lot of ordinary.

The first real highlight is Monday the 9th of September morning. A clean 5ft swell from the SSE with a cross-off breeze – that’s a proper combo for this reef. The energy’s moderate (396), and that 10-second period will give you decent shape. It’s an exposed reef, so it’ll handle that size. For the advanced crew, this is your best early look.

But don’t get too keen because it gets blown out that afternoon by a strong S wind, and then we’re into a messy stretch right through to the middle of the following week. Tuesday the 10th morning has a chunky 8ft at 10 seconds from the SSE, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy – that’s an expert-only day, and the wind’s going to make it a grind. Energy’s strong (1211), but without clean conditions, it’s just a headache.

There’s a decent gap from that Monday afternoon right through until the following Monday the 14th of September. That’s when we get a return of clean conditions. Morning sees 4ft SSE with a cross-off breeze and afternoon drops a little to 4ft – still from the SSE. The period around 11-12 seconds is prime for a reef, giving you longer lulls and proper barrels if the tide lines up. Both sessions have that “clean” label, so the surface will be smooth.

Tuesday the 15th morning is another genuine standout. Light offshore wind from the NNW, 3ft SSE swell at 10 seconds, and glassy clean. The energy is moderate (227) but the quality will be high – perfect for a longboard or a fish, and the crowd might show up (it’s a reef that gets attention), but with conditions that good, you’ll be sharing waves with a few happy locals.

Then we hit another dry spell. From Tuesday afternoon through to the Friday the 18th morning, things go ordinary with onshore or cross-chop winds and dropping swell. That Friday morning though – mark it in your calendar. Glassy conditions, a clean 4ft SSE swell at 11 seconds, and 335 energy. That’s the kind of morning where you paddle out early and don’t come in until your arms fall off.

After that, the last few days fade out with weak, short-period bump.

Water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. Dress for a typical spring session.

Alright, best bets: Monday 9th morning for the first real clean push, then Monday 14th through Tuesday 15th morning for a solid run of glassy-ish conditions, and Friday 18th morning for that absolute glass-off. The rest is a write-off for real surfers.

Rusty.

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