Burros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty small and tricky for Burros, but there are a couple of windows where things come together nicely for the early morning crew.

First up, the water is sitting at 32° – that’s much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you’re getting into bathwater territory. You’ll feel it.

Right now, through the end of August, it’s mostly small. Monday afternoon has a 0.5m SW swell with cross-off wind, but the energy is weak and the quality is poor. Tuesday morning is a bit cleaner with a light offshore NE breeze, but the waves are tiny at 0.4m – barely paddling material. Wednesday and Thursday mornings are similar, with light offshores and clean conditions, but the swell is still small. For the rest of this week and into the weekend, the mornings offer the best chance.

Saturday the 29th is the first real glimmer. Morning session has a light offshore from the east, almost glassy, with a 0.9m SSW swell. The combined energy is moderate, and the surf is looking good. That morning window is your pick for the week. Sunday the 30th also has clean morning conditions with a 0.8m SSW swell, but it’s a notch below Saturday. By Monday the 31st, we’ve got a risk of thunderstorms and onshore wind – not worth the paddle.

There’s a bit of a lull from Tuesday the 1st of September through Thursday the 3rd. The mornings are clean again with light offshores, but the swell is still small, and the energy dips. Thursday morning shows a 0.8m SW swell with clean conditions – it’s okay, but nothing to get excited about.

Now, the standout. Friday the 4th of September morning. That’s the one. A 0.9m SSW groundswell, long 17-second period, and a light easterly breeze making for clean, lined-up waves. The combined energy is strong – that’s solid energy for this spot. This is the best session in the whole outlook. It’s not huge, but the quality is there. The swell direction is a touch off the optimum, but still very workable.

The mornings following that – Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th – hold clean conditions but the energy drops back. By Monday the 7th, a southerly onshore and storm risk shut things down. Tuesday the 8th morning is clean again with a 0.7m SSW swell and moderate energy, a decent fallback if you missed the Friday.

Overall, the surf is small and inconsistent, so don’t expect much during the middle of the day or afternoons. But if you’re an early bird, especially around Saturday the 29th of August and Friday the 4th of September, there’s a proper session to be had.

Keep an eye on the long-range – Friday the 4th is nearly two weeks out, but it's got potential. We’ll see how it firms up.

Rusty.

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