Out Front Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and let’s have a proper look at this run of days. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet for Out Front. It’s a sandbar setup that’s inconsistent at the best of times, and this stretch is no exception. The water’s sitting at 79°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the paddle won’t be a shock to the system.

We kick off on Wednesday the 19th with a light northwesterly offshore and a tiny 1ft swell from the southeast. It’s clean, but there’s barely any energy – just 22 on the combined energy scale. Not much to write home about. Thursday and Friday are messy with cross-onshore winds and even smaller waves, mostly under 2ft. The wind is all over the place – southerly, easterly – and the period is short, making for choppy, lumpy conditions. Saturday and Sunday aren’t any better; we’ve got cross and cross-onshore breezes, and the swell stays tiny. There’s a bit of a pulse on Sunday afternoon with 3ft from the south, but the wind is cross-onshore and the energy is still weak at 79.

Monday the 24th sees a clean window with a light north offshore and a long-period 0.7ft swell from the east-southeast, period of 12 seconds. The energy is still low at 29 though. It’s the same story Tuesday – clean early with a tiny 2ft north-east windswell, but the period is a woeful 4 seconds. The rest of that week and into the next is a blur of small, short-period swell and mostly cross or cross-onshore winds.

The first real standout comes on Sunday the 30th of August. The morning has a light north offshore, 3ft from the east-northeast, and the energy jumps to 126 – that’s moderate now. The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” but it’s the best we’ve seen. For a break that rarely offers much, that’s a window worth checking if you’re keen. The period is 6 seconds, so it’s windswell, but the clean conditions make it rideable.

Then on Monday the 31st, the morning shows 3ft from the east-northeast, energy at 142, but it’s cross-shore with a moderate breeze. The afternoon has a 1ft southeast swell with a very long 15-second period, energy 134, but again cross-shore wind. That long period is more of a reef or point break wave, at a sandbar it might be a bit straight and tricky.

The first couple of days of September see energy climb – Tuesday the 1st hits 236 with 2ft from the east-southeast, 12-second period, but the wind is cross-shore. Wednesday the 2nd has 2ft from the southeast, 11-second period, energy 109, still cross-shore.

The bottom line: this is a lean run for Out Front. The only real chance to get wet in something that’s not completely junk is the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. After that, the energy picks up a bit in early September, but the wind is always across the wave, which keeps it from being clean. For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this is a period where patience is key. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s looking like a waiting game.

Rusty

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