Palm beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – this 16-day window for Palm Beach is a tough one. It's not looking good, not good at all. There are no standout sessions, just a few fleeting moments where the surf is barely surfable. You're looking at a whole lot of nothing for most of it, with a few small windows that are only just worth a mention.

Palm Beach (breakwater) is the only game in town, and it's a consistent little wave, but the conditions are going to fight us the whole way. The water's sitting at 69°, which is just about normal for this time of year.

The first real chance is Saturday afternoon, August 22nd. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The combined energy is weak (55), so it's not packing any punch. But the wind is glassy from the SSW – that's the big positive. It'll be clean, just small and weak. Not a standout, but it's the cleanest it'll be.

Sunday morning, August 23rd is a write-off. The wind is a 9 mph cross-shore from the SE, and it's choppy. The swell is still only 3ft. Not worth paddling out.

Monday morning, August 24th sees a slight bump in combined energy to 121, but that's still only moderate. The 2ft swell from the ENE with a cross-shore wind from the SE makes for small, bumpy waves. Not good.

The next possible window is Tuesday morning, August 25th. The swell is 3ft from the ENE with a short 8-second period, but the wind is glassy from the NNE. It'll be clean again, but the combined energy is low (92). It's a similar story to Saturday – small and weak.

Wednesday, August 26th offers a couple of clean windows with a light cross-offshore wind from the NW. The swell is 3ft from the ENE with an 8-second period. The morning has 95 combined energy, the afternoon 113. It's surfable and clean, but it's still very ordinary, small wave energy.

Thursday, August 27th brings the biggest swell of the period at 4ft from the ENE, but the 12 mph cross-shore wind from the SSE destroys it. Combined energy hits 254, which is moderate, but the chop makes it unrideable.

Friday morning, August 28th is another glassy, clean window. The swell is 3ft from the ENE, but the energy is low (98). It's a clean but small wave.

After that, it's a long, bleak run. From Saturday the 29th right through to the end of the forecast on Sunday, September 6th, the forecast is dominated by poor conditions with onshore and cross-shore winds. The swell stays small, mostly under 3ft, and the combined energy stays weak to moderate. There are a few clean moments with cross-offshore winds on Wednesday, September 2nd and Friday, September 4th mornings, but the swell is tiny at 2ft and 2ft respectively. It's just not worth the effort.

Honestly, for this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal. The best you can hope for is a quick, clean session on one of those glassy mornings if you're desperate. Otherwise, save your energy – the forecasts can change, but right now, it's a hard pass.

Rusty.

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