Propellers Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up, it’s Rusty here to call it straight. We’re looking at a solid blank run for Propellers with almost nothing worth paddling out for in the first week. The water’s sitting at about 56° and a touch warmer than usual for the time of year, but that’s about the only good news early on.

The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Saturday the 12th of September, and it’s a bit of a tricky one. A big S swell rolls in, pushing 12 ft with a 12-second period and massive energy (3610 on the Saturday morning, 3124 on the afternoon). This is expert territory—way too much juice for most. The morning has a light cross-onshore breeze, but by the afternoon it goes glassy, which is special. If you’re a seasoned charger and can handle that size, the late session on the 12th is the standout window. Keep in mind, the swell direction from the south is right on the money for this reef, but it might close out a bit on the sets.

Sunday the 13th holds some leftovers at 8 ft from the S with a 13-second period, and early morning has a light offshore wind—clean waves for advanced crew only (combined energy 1932). By the afternoon it gets chopped up by a cross-onshore wind, so that morning is the go.

We hit a lull for a few days after that, with only marginal small stuff mid-week. The next pulse is around Friday the 18th of September when we see 8 ft S swell and 11-second period (1300 energy), but the wind is howling near gale-force offshore. That’s clean but brutal to paddle into—a real battle.

Honestly, the pick of the whole 16-day stretch is the glassy, massive afternoon on Saturday the 12th. If you’re not up for 12 ft, give it a miss. The rest of the window is either too small, too windy, or too sloppy. There’s a long gap with no solid recommendations in the first week, so sit tight until that second Saturday.

Rusty.

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