Peak Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got lined up.

We’re focusing on Peak Rock, a reef set-up that swings for the intermediate crowd. The water temp is sitting at 56°, which is running about 1° warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing crazy, just a touch on the warm side.

The first few days are building. Monday the 24th kicks off with a solid southwest swell, around 5ft, riding a 14-second period. The wind is offshore from the NNW in the morning and stays offshore through the afternoon. That’s clean, workable surf with moderate energy (874). It’s not huge, but it’s a nice start with decent shape.

Tuesday the 25th sees the swell holding steady around 5-6ft from the SW, period dropping a touch to 13 seconds. The energy picks up a notch (over 1000). The winds go cross-offshore from the NE in the morning, switching to a cross-off from the W in the arvo. Waves stay clean, but it’s not perfect glass. Still, very surfable.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off. The swell is there, but the wind turns cross and then cross-on, making it choppy. Not worth the paddle.

We get a reprieve Thursday the 27th. It drops down to 4-4ft, but the wind goes offshore from the NW in the morning and turns glassy in the afternoon. Clean, small waves – good for a longboard or a fun log session.

Now, here’s the first standout. Friday the 28th. Morning brings a clean 5ft at 18 seconds – that’s proper groundswell pushing in from the SW. Wind is offshore from the NW. The energy jumps to 1864. This is quality. It’s not too big, but the long period will wrap in nicely and offer some real shape. This one’s for the experienced crew. Expect good, lined-up waves.

Saturday the 29th stays fun with a 5ft SW swell and a cross-off breeze from the WNW. Clean, consistent, a good follow-up to Friday.

Sunday the 30th is a bit of a drop-off – 4ft in the morning, dropping to under 3ft in the afternoon. The wind is variable. It’s small, but there’ll be a few.

The real standout though – circle Monday the 31st of August. This one’s a cracker. We’ve got 8ft of SW swell pumping in with a 19-second period. The wind is offshore from the NNW in the morning and goes absolute glass in the afternoon. The energy reading is 4035 – that’s a powerful, clean swell. This is big, but it’s clean and lined up. This is the best session of the run. Not for beginners – this is expert territory. The reef will be working perfectly.

Tuesday the 1st of September backs off a touch to 6-6ft, with cross-off winds and a shorter 15-16 second period. Still clean, but the energy drops.

Wednesday the 2nd is messy with cross-on winds. Skip it.

Thursday the 3rd is a wild card. The morning is blown out with a 28 mph offshore wind – too strong to paddle into. But the afternoon flips: a 10ft WSW swell shows up, with an offshore NW wind and energy at 3925. That’s heavy, only for experts, and the wind is strong offshore – it’ll be clean but tough to get into. Hold out for Friday the 4th.

Friday the 4th of September delivers. 10ft of WSW swell with a 16 mph offshore from the NW in the morning. Energy is 4406. This is big, powerful, and clean. The reef will be handling some serious size. Again, experts only. By the afternoon, the wind swings cross-off and the swell drops to 7ft.

Saturday the 5th is a downsize to 5-6ft with cleaner winds. A good day for a step-down board.

Sunday the 6th sees the swell back up to 7-10ft, but the wind is strong offshore again – 16-28 mph. It’s clean but a battle to get out. The energy is high (2403 and 5819).

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th are a write-off for paddling. The wind hits gale force on Monday – 40 mph – and we see massive 18ft swell on Monday afternoon. Tuesday still has 13-15ft swell, but winds are still strong and the energy is huge (over 18,000). This is kite-surf territory or tow-surfing only. Leave the paddle board at home.

So to sum it up: Friday the 28th of August and Monday the 31st of August are the absolute top picks. Both offer clean, powerful, lined-up surf with offshore to glassy winds. The end of the run gets wild and blown out.

Keep your eyes on the horizon.
– Rusty

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