Nobbys Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's cut through the noise on this one.

We've got a slow start and a bit of a wait on our hands. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet for Nobbys Reef (New South Wales). The water's about 65°F, which is normal for the season, nothing wild.

The first few days, from Thursday the 3rd through the weekend, are small and weak. Thursday morning has a tiny 2ft south swell at 10 seconds and a clean offshore wind, but there's no energy behind it. Friday and Saturday are the same story—small, weak, and mostly messy with cross-shore winds. Sunday the 6th is a write-off with building onshore south-southeast swell.

The first real chance of a wave is on Monday the 7th of September. We get a 4ft south swell, a light cross-offshore breeze, and moderate energy. It'll be clean, but it's not the main event. Tuesday the 8th jumps up to a big 8ft southeast swell, but it's onshore and chopped to bits—that's one for the big guns only, and even then it'll be rough. That drops to 6ft in the afternoon, but still not pretty.

Then we get to our window. Thursday the 10th has serious size, but the wind ruins it. A stormy 8ft in the morning, and while the afternoon swell is a more manageable 5ft, it's got a long 16-second period with a lot of energy, but it's still cross-onshore and lumpy.

Friday the 11th is better. A solid 6ft south-southeast groundswell at 11 seconds, with a light cross-shore wind in the morning. It's got some power, but the real gem is Saturday the 12th of September.

Saturday morning is the standout. It's completely glassy, with a clean 5ft south-southeast swell at 12 seconds. The energy is solid, the conditions are perfect, and it's the best chance you'll get for a proper, well-shaped wave on this reef all fortnight. This break is fickle, so be ready to wait, but it'll be worth it. And with the surf that clean, expect a few other locals to have the same idea.

After that, it drops off a cliff. The following week is tiny, with a few 2ft days here and there, and a long gap of nothing worthwhile. There's a small, fading pulse mid-week, but the swell peters out to nothing by the 16th and 17th.

The tail end of the window, on Thursday the 18th, shows a small 2ft south-southeast swell with a very long 18-second period and a light offshore wind. The size is marginal, but that long period might just line up a few fun ones. It's a long way off though, so keep your expectations in check.

So, there you have it. If you only surf one day in the next two weeks, make it the glassy Saturday morning on the 12th.

Catch you in the water.

Rusty.

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