Number Fours Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, with a look at what Number Fours has in store for the next couple of weeks.

Number Fours is our main man for this forecast period. We’re going to see a bit of a patience game early on, but there’s some real magic brewing for the true-blue surfers later.

Right now, the first few days are a write-off for decent surfin’. We’ve got a solid ENE breeze, howling at 25 mph, which is making a mess of things even though we’re seeing some swell around 7 ft from the ENE. The wave energy is pretty weak, sitting at (992), and with a short, bumpy period of just 8 seconds, it’s just not happening. This rubbish wind and lumpy surf is going to hang around right through to the end of the 3rd of September.

Things start to get a bit more interesting on Thursday afternoon, the 4th. The swell eases a touch, but the period jumps to a proper 14 seconds. The energy is building into the moderate range (1482). The wind is still a cross-off from the ENE at 22 mph, which is a bit strong, but it’s clean. It’s marginal, but you might find a rare clean one if you’re desperate.

The real standout, the one you’ve been waiting for, is Monday morning, the 7th of September. The stars are finally aligning. The wind drops right back to a gentle 9 mph breeze from the NE, staying cross-off and clean. The swell is still a solid 8 ft from the ENE, but now with a long 13-second period and a hefty wave energy of (3269). This is prime for experienced surfers. It won’t be easy out there, but the waves will have proper shape and power. Expect some crowd chatter though, as it’s often busy when it's good. This is the window to aim for.

After that morning, the wind picks back up a bit through Monday and into Tuesday, and we get a weird, lumpy SW swell on the 8th that’s all over the shop. We get a bit of a lull in quality for a few days after that with strong breezes and short-period slop.

Then, hold onto your boards, because from the 13th of September onwards, it gets real interesting again. The winds go super light – we’re talking 6 mph light breezes from the NE. On the morning of the 14th, we get a nice 7 ft S swell with moderate energy (1001). The conditions will be glassy and clean. Then, later in the week, we get a super long-period groundswell from the southwest on the 15th and 16th, with periods hitting 18 to 21 seconds. This is for the connoisseurs. The energy is strong (1201-1477), but with such a long period, Number Fours, being a reef break, should handle it beautifully, offering up some long, powerful lines. It might be a bit much for beginners, but for everyone else, it’s a dream.

So, in short, the surf at Number Fours is a slow burn. Don’t bother with the first week. Hold out for the morning of the 7th of September as a cracker, and then the second week from the 13th onwards really delivers the goods with light winds and solid, clean swell.

Rusty, signing off.

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