PKs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s talk PKs and what’s coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a slow start, so don’t be in a hurry.

We’re looking at a real quiet spell to begin with. From now through about the 17th of September, it’s pretty much flat or close to it. Swell is tiny, 1ft to 3ft, with a steady cross-off breeze. The wave energy is weak to moderate, reading in the low hundreds (66 to 476), and every report is calling it poor or marginal. Not worth the wet suit.

Things perk up a little around Friday the 18th. The swell jumps to 6ft on Friday morning, but it’s short-period stuff at 9 seconds from the east. The energy climbs to 996, which is solid, but the quality is still just marginal. It’s a bit of a messy setup.

The real standout window, the one you’ve been waiting for, starts on Friday the 25th of September. Friday afternoon is where it’s at. The swell drops back to a clean 3ft from the SSW, and the wind goes completely glassy. That’s the key. The combined energy is a healthy 517, so there’s enough push. It’s going to be glassy, clean, and beautiful. That’s your best session of the whole forecast.

That glassy, clean trend holds right through the weekend and into the next week. Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th both have glassy conditions with a 2ft to 3ft SSW swell and periods stretching out to 14 to 18 seconds. That’s real groundswell. The energy sits in the moderate range (306 to 418), but the quality is good. It’s not big, but for PKs, a reef break that breaks fairly consistently, these are the days to be out. The water is a warm 80°, which is about average for this time of year.

If you can only pick one, make it Friday the 25th afternoon. That glassy wind and clean 3ft SSW swell with that long period are a dream. It’ll be perfect for a beginner-friendly wave. Just be aware PKs can get a bit crowded sometimes.

After that, the conditions hold into Monday the 28th and Tuesday the 29th. More glassy, clean conditions with similar SSW swell. The energy actually peaks a bit on Tuesday (597), so that’s a strong backup plan. It’s all about clean, lined-up waves on a reef.

So here’s the deal: the first week and a half is a skip. Then a spike on the 18th, but the real magic is from the 25th onward. Glassy winds, long-period SSW groundswell, and clean surf. That’s your window.

Rusty.

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