Oyster Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down what the next couple of weeks are looking like.

First up, a real standout on Saturday morning, September 12th. Oyster Bay is glassy flat calm, with a clean 3ft swell from the southwest, 14-second period. That’s a nice, long-period groundswell rolling in with moderate energy (534). The water is sitting at 62°, which is about 3° colder than usual for this time of year – a bit chilly, but a good wetsuit will sort you out. This is your window. Oyster Bay can be inconsistent, so when it comes together like this, you paddle out.

Saturday afternoon the swell jumps to 6ft, but the wind swings onshore from the SSW at 9 mph, and the energy spikes (1845), but it gets messy. Not ideal.

Sunday the 13th is a total washout. Massive swell over 10ft with a screaming 31 mph cross-offshore wind from the east. Short period of 9 seconds. Just raw and ugly. Too big and too blown.

Monday the 14th morning, the swell drops to 8ft from the ESE with 10 seconds, and we get a clean offshore from the NNE at 12 mph. This is for experienced surfers only – that’s a solid, powerful wave with strong energy (1746). Good shape, but you better know what you’re doing.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are mixed. Tuesday sees the swell easing to 5ft but winds are onshore or cross-onshore, making it sloppy. Wednesday the 16th morning we get another big pulse – 10ft from the southwest with a 15-second period – very long period groundswell, but it’s cross-onshore from the SW at just 9 mph. The energy is massive (3771). For experts only at a sandbar, that long period can make it break too straight and dumpy. By afternoon, 25 mph winds from the south ruin it.

Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th are both average. Swell around 6ft, but winds are cross-shore or onshore. Nothing to write home about.

Saturday the 19th is more onshore slop. Swell around 8ft but choppy.

Now, another real highlight. Sunday morning, September 20th. The swell is a clean 7ft from the southwest with a 14-second period. Wind is light from the east at 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore. That’s the recipe for a clean, powerful session with moderate energy (1706). For the experienced crew, this is a serious option. Oyster Bay is inconsistent, so you grab these days.

Monday the 21st stays clean with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is 8ft from the east with a short 9-second period. Strong energy (1973), but short period windswell tends to be lumpy and less organized at a sandbar. Still rideable for the bold.

Tuesday the 22nd morning, we get a nice offshore from the NNE at 9 mph with a 7ft east swell, 9 seconds. Clean, fun, manageable for intermediates who are comfortable in that size.

From Wednesday the 23rd onward, it’s a long stretch of ugly. Strong winds from the west, near-gale force, blowing cross-onshore, with swell around 5ft to 7ft. It’s messy, blown out, and not worth paddling out. This lasts through to Friday the 25th.

Saturday the 26th morning finally shows a reprieve. The swell drops to 3ft from the east with 10 seconds, and the wind is almost nothing from the ENE – glassy clean. Very low energy (234), but if you want a longboard or a fun little cruiser, this will be the cleanest wave in over a week.

Sunday the 27th, the wind picks up again fresh from the WSW, making it lumpy and poor.

Overall, the best on offer is Saturday morning the 12th for the clean, glassy, long-period groundswell, and Sunday morning the 20th for a bigger, powerful, clean session. After that, it’s a long dry stretch until the 26th.

Rusty.

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