Swimming Pools Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next 16 days for Pools.

Alright, we’ve got a bit of a slow burn here. The swell is going to be small – think waist-high at best, in the 1ft to 3ft range – for pretty much the whole run. The water is sitting at 89° which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing your arse off waiting for a set.

The first few days, from Monday the 3rd through to Wednesday the 5th, are pretty ordinary. The swell is tiny and weak, with combined energy readings in the 50s and 60s (very weak). The winds are a mixed bag, but a couple of mornings go glassy. Tuesday morning the 4th is dead calm, glassy conditions, but with only 1ft of 12-second SW swell. You’ll be on a longboard, but it’ll be clean. Wednesday morning the 5th is also glassy with a NE breeze, with the same tiny swell. It’s surfable, but you’ll be scratching for anything.

Thursday the 6th morning sees a slight bump in energy (104) and a clean 2ft of SW swell with a light offshore from the NE. Still small, but the conditions are right. Friday the 7th morning is the first real standout. We’ve got a 1ft swell from the SSW, but the period jumps to 18 seconds, which is a very long-period groundswell. The combined energy is 220 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the NE, keeping it clean. For a reef setup like Pools, that long period will wrap in nicely, giving you proper, lined-up waves despite the size. It’ll be a long wait between sets, but the shape will be there. This is your best bet for the first week. The morning of Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th are similar, clean with a light offshore or glass, but the swell is a touch smaller and the period drops back to 14-16 seconds.

The next week, from the 10th to the 17th, is more of the same small, clean conditions, but nothing really jumps out. The combined energy hovers in the 100-200 range for most mornings. The morning of Saturday the 15th is worth a mention. The swell finally pushes a little bigger to 3ft from the SW, with a 16-second period, and the combined energy hits 365 (moderate). The wind is a cross-offshore from the NNW, keeping it clean. That afternoon session on the 15th is the best wave of the whole forecast. It’s still not huge, but it’s the biggest, cleanest, and most consistent-looking window. The morning of the 14th and 18th also have clean conditions with light offshore winds, but the swell is a touch smaller.

Overall, don’t expect any barrels. This is a longboard and funboard forecast. The standout is definitely the morning of Friday the 7th for that long period groundswell, but the best all-round, slightly bigger conditions will be the afternoon of Saturday the 15th. The crowds at Pools are sometimes an issue, but with this small swell, it’ll be pretty quiet.

Rusty.

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