Rabbit Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – looking at Rabbit Island over the next 16 days, we’ve got a long, long dry spell. The forecast is pretty grim for most of the period, so don’t get your hopes up for much.

Right now, on Monday the 7th of September, we’ve got a tiny bit of swell pushing in, but it’s nothing to write home about. We’re looking at a weak 2 ft swell from the north with a short period of 8 seconds, and combined wave energy is a low 28. The wind is a cross-off from the south at 6 mph, so the surface is clean, but the waves are just too small and weak to bother with. The water temperature is 55°F with a 1°F anomaly, so it’s about average for the time of year.

Tuesday the 8th doesn’t get any better. Still a tiny 1 ft north swell, period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is only 30. The wind goes glassy in the morning, which is beautiful, but there’s just no wave to surf. That trend continues right through the rest of the week.

From around Thursday the 10th, the swell completely dies – we’re looking at zeros right through to the 15th of September. That’s a solid gap of about 5 or 6 days with absolutely nothing. The wind is often offshore or glassy, so the ocean is flat and clean – good for a paddle, not for a wave.

We finally see a little pulse on Wednesday the 16th of September. A 4 ft swell from the north shows up, but the period is a weak 5 seconds, and energy is still only 75. The wind is light offshore from the southwest at 6 mph, so it’ll be clean, but the swell is short-period and lumpy. Honestly, this is still a poor outlook for proper surfing – it’s more of a bump on the surface than a real wave. With the wind and weak chop, this setup might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

After that, it’s back to nothing again. The last few days of the period, around the 21st and 22nd of September, we see a tiny 3 ft north-northwest swell with a period of 5 seconds and energy of 46 showing up. The wind is glassy, so it’s clean, but again, it’s just too small and weak to get excited about.

There’s no standout day here. Rabbit Island is inconsistent at the best of times, and this run is a long blank stretch. It’s one of those periods where you just have to wait for the forecasts to change. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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