Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. I've looked at the surf forecast for the next 16 days, and I'm going to be honest: it is a tough stretch.

We've got one break on the cards, Out Front, and the outlook is pretty grim. The pattern is set for a long, quiet spell. From now through the 18th of September, the swell just isn't there. We're looking at a solid 12 days with hardly any surfable waves. The energy is weak, and the conditions are nearly always messy. Then there's a little blip at the end of the period, but it's still not looking great.

Let's start with the first few days. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th have tiny swell, around 1 ft, but it's coming from the ENE and the wind is cross or onshore, so it's just poor surf quality. The combined energy (29) is very low. There's nothing to get excited about.

Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are the same story. The swell drops to 1 ft or even 0.3 ft. The wind shifts around, but it's not making any difference. The waves just aren't there. The water temperature is a notable 80°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing noteworthy.

From the 10th to the 18th, we see a few days with a bit more wind, but the swell stays tiny. Thursday the 10th has a clean morning with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is only 3 ft from the SSW with a short period of 5 seconds (54 energy). That's junk. It's not going to line up. The rest of the week is the same: tiny, weak, and onshore or cross-shore. Friday the 18th has a 0.7 ft swell with a 16 mph cross-on wind. That's not even worth putting a board in the car for.

Now, there is a bit of a pulse on the 20th of September. The swell jumps to 4 ft from the S (83 energy), but it's still short period at 5 seconds. The wind is a fresh cross-on at 19 mph. The conditions are forecast as "fresh cross-onshore and lumpy." That's not a recipe for a good wave. It's going to be a messy, blown-out mess. It might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

The 21st of September sees a bit of a clean-up with a cross-offshore wind, but the swell is already gone, back down to 0.7 ft. It's so small it's not worth mentioning.

So, to sum it up: there are no standouts in this 16-day window. The best on offer is the Thursday afternoon on the 20th, but it's a poor-quality option that's really only for the most desperate. The rest is a total write-off. For a place like Out Front, which is a sandbar break that's already inconsistent, this kind of blank run isn't entirely unusual. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but this time, it's a proper drought.

Rusty, signing off.

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