Pererenan Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Right, let’s have a proper look at what’s coming our way for the next couple of weeks at Pererenan. It’s a beach and reef set-up, consistent, and exposed to the SW swell. Water temp is sitting at 80°, which is pretty much exactly what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

The pattern for the first week is a bit of a story. We get a solid, long-period SW groundswell rolling in right from Sunday the 13th, with swell heights around 7 ft and a period of 17 seconds. That’s some serious energy coming through (combined energy 2621). The wind is cross-off from the ESE at 12 mph, so it should be clean, but the forecast’s calling it marginal due to tide issues. That clean, offshore-angled wind is a big positive, though.

Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th keep that SW swell going, around 6 ft to 6 ft, with periods still in the 15-16 second range. The wind stays cross-off from the ESE on Monday, but by Tuesday afternoon it swings more cross-shore from the SE, introducing a bit of chop. Wednesday and Thursday see the swell drop a touch to 6 ft, still from the SSW, but the wind stays on the cross-shore side, so it won’t be glassy.

Friday the 18th sees a dip – swell down to 5 ft to 5 ft, but the wind on the Friday morning is a light cross-off, giving clean conditions, even if the energy (989) is getting weaker. Saturday the 19th is the weakest of the first week, with 4 ft swell and cross-onshore wind on the morning – that’s pretty messy.

Then we get a bit of a pickup on Sunday the 20th. Swell jumps back to 6 ft from the SW with a 16-second period, energy up to 1895. Still cross-shore wind, but the size and period are decent. That holds into Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd, with Tuesday afternoon seeing a longer 18-second period and a re-energised 1921 combined energy.

Now, the real standout. It’s a bit of a wait, but Sunday the 27th and Monday the 28th are the ones to circle on your calendar. The swell goes massive. Sunday afternoon hits 8 ft from the SSW with a 20-second period – combined energy of 6760. That’s a huge amount of power. Monday morning is even bigger at 10 ft, still from the SSW, with an 18-second period and energy of 5308. This is expert territory – over 8 ft is for the skilled crew only. The wind stays cross-shore, so it won’t be perfect, but with that much long-period groundswell, the waves will have serious shape and heaps of push. It’s a long-range promise, so keep an eye on it, but it looks like the best wave of the whole 16-day window.

Between the 22nd and the 27th, there are a few days of solid 6 ft to 7 ft SSW swell, but it’s all with cross-shore wind and the forecast flags tide issues, so it’s not a blue-ribbon run. The consistency is there, though – Pererenan is consistent, so you’ll always find something to ride.

One thing worth noting: with the swell over 8 ft on the 28th, and a beach-and-reef setup, that might be more of a kite-surfing session than a paddle-surfing one if it gets too raw. Keep your wits about you.

Rusty.

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