Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for Nobbys Reef. We've got a mixed bag ahead, with some clean windows and a couple of big lumps that'll have the heart pumpin'. The water's sittin' at 64°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothin' wild there.

The action starts on Thursday the 27th, but honestly, it's a write-off. We've got a 6 ft south swell rollin' in with a stiff onshore breeze and poor conditions. Not worth paddlin' out. We have to wait until Friday the 28th morning for our first real look. That's the standout of the first week. We get a clean 6 ft swell, but it's shifted around to the SSE, with a solid 11-second period. The real beauty is the wind – a light 3 mph offshore from the NW. That'll put a nice face on the waves, and the combined energy is chunky at 752. This is the one to circle on the calendar if you're an advanced surfer. It'll be clean and well-shaped, just be aware that crowds are sometimes a thing here.

After that, things get a bit messy. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th have some windows, but you're lookin' at smaller swells and onshore winds for the most part. Sunday morning the 30th offers a small 3 ft SE swell with a clean offshore breeze, worth a look if you're desperate for a few fun ones. The big surprise comes Monday the 31st morning. It's tiny, only 2 ft, but the period is a massive 17 seconds and the wind is completely glassy, dead calm. The combined energy is still 461, so there's plenty of juice in the water for a reef break like this. It'll be a beautiful, clean morning for a longboard or a fish, but don't expect much power.

The first week of September sees a steady drop in size. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd have clean, offshore winds but the swell is dropping from 3 ft down to 2 ft. It's surfable but very ordinary. A gap of a few days with no real recommendations follows, until we hit Monday the 7th. That's when the ocean gets a bit angry. The forecast shows a huge 12 ft SSW swell rollin' in with a fresh 19 mph offshore wind from the WNW. The combined energy is immense at 3327. But here's the catch – this is a reef break, and 12 ft is way too big for most. It's a big-wave expert's dream, but for the rest of us, it's a watch-from-the-cliffs day. The conditions will be clean, but the size rules it out for anyone not at that level.

Tuesday the 8th is still big at 8 ft, but with tricky cross-shore wind and marginal conditions. The swell drops through the rest of that week, but the wind stays messy. There's one final glimmer on Friday the 11th. A tiny 2 ft SSE swell, but with an incredible 21-second period and glassy conditions in the morning. Combined energy is 549, which is solid for that size. It's a long period groundswell, perfect for a reef, and it'll be clean as a whistle. Again, it's for the small-wave craft.

So, the best of the bunch looks like Friday the 28th morning for the best combo of size, period, and perfect offshore wind. The Monday the 31st morning glass-off is a close second for a longboard sesh. The big stuff on the 7th is only for the brave.

Rusty.

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