Number Fours Surf Forecast and Surf Report

What’s up crew, Rusty here. Can’t lie, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty shabby. We’ve got a run of messy, low quality surf, and nothing is lining up to get your pulse racing.

The dry spell kicks off from Monday the 10th with an ENE windswell that’s just not doing anything for us. Small, short period, and onshore wind. It’s not a day to bring a good board, it’s a day to wait.

Tuesday and Wednesday remain much the same, with a hopeful south groundswell flaring up but then immediately crashing down due to longer periods but no actual size. The energy readings are in the 800-900 range, but the height is a measly one meter. It’s all wash, no go.

Thursday brings a touch more size but is still messy, and Friday is the same story, just a small short-period ENE swell. By the 15th, things get bigger but are still very poor. We’re looking at a 2.2m wave in the afternoon, but the period is a brisk 9 seconds and the wind is cross-off. It’s going to be a walled-up mess.

Then we get to Sunday, where the wind is howling onshore at 65 km/h. It’s big, 2.4m, but it’s onshore junk. This is a wash. The energy for these two days is strong, around 1100-1485, but the quality is non-existent.

Monday the 17th is the only day that might have a bit of life, but it's still snappy. The ENE swell with a period of 11 seconds and the sea is around 2.3m with light cross-swelling. The energy is high, but those long period swells often just barrel of the reef with no shape. It’s a busy, bumpy day, not a satisfying wave.

After that, we drop off a cliff. Tuesday to Sunday of the following week looks small and weak. Most days are a struggle to get over 1.1m, and the energy fades away. There will be some small south pulses from the 18th-21st, but they’re short-lived and with zero push.

The 22nd sees a little pulse begin to form but again, the period is tiny and it's more of the same thing. We get another small spike on the 24th but again it's not something to get excited about.

Finally, the late forecast for the 25th shows a more promising south over the reef with a nice 17-second period. The energy gets a bit of legs, but it’s still in the marginal zone. It’s window dressing.

The water temp is 27°, which is about 0.6° above average. Nothing to complain about there.

So, there you have it. If I were to pick days to even look at the ocean, it’s Monday the 17th and possibly the 25th, but both are far from being good. With the ENE wind being the constant, this barren spell seems like it’ll last for a few more days. We’ll just have to ride it out and dust off the shortboard for a while.

Rusty.

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