Pleasure Point-First Peak Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, the first proper surf window opens up on Thursday, the 10th of September. We've got a clean little pulse running into Pleasure Point-First Peak. It's a sheltered reef break, so it handles the swell well. The water temp is reading 62°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so you might get away with a thinner suit.

Thursday morning is a bit average with a cross-shore breeze, but the afternoon cleans up nicely. The wind turns cross-off and the waves are a clean 3 ft from the SSW. The swell period is a long 17 seconds, so that's proper groundswell with some real push behind it. The combined energy is moderate (586). The spot is a reef, so the long period won't be an issue. It's a solid start, but crowds are often an issue here, so get in the water early.

Friday the 11th looks like the best of the bunch. The morning stays clean with that same 3 ft SSW swell, but the afternoon is the real standout. We get glassy conditions, literally zero wind, with the swell holding at 3 ft from the SW and a period of 15 seconds. The energy is moderate (411). That's about as good as it gets for a clean, small-wave session. If you've got a log or a fish, this is your window.

The weekend sees the swell start to fade. Saturday the 12th is small at 2 ft, but the NW wind is offshore and clean in the afternoon. The swell period drops to 14 seconds, still decent. Sunday the 13th is even smaller, dropping to 2 ft, but Sunday morning is glassy. It's surfable, but very ordinary.

From Monday the 14th through to the 25th, it's a pretty lean run of tiny, weak swell. The waves mostly hover around 1 ft to 3 ft, with the energy dropping into the two-digit or low three-digit range. The wind is often cross-shore or just plain messy, leading to a lot of "poor surf conditions" calls. There are a few cleaner moments, like the 20th of September with a 3 ft SW swell and glassy morning conditions, but it's hardly a standout. The 25th of September shows a promising glassy morning with a 2 ft SSW swell, but the period is shorter at 14 seconds.

The standout here is clear: Friday afternoon, the 11th of September. Glassy, 3 ft, 15-second groundswell. That's the one to circle. The long-range stuff is far too far out to get excited about, and the forecast consistency is poor. It's a bit of a slow two weeks after that first weekend.

Rusty.

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