Ram5 Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down the local surf over the next couple of weeks.

We're in for a low-key period. Nothing massive, but a few clean windows will make it worth paddling out. The water temp is about 65°F, which is a solid 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a late summer bonus.

The first few days are a bust. The swell is tiny and the wind is rubbish. Don't even bother until the afternoon of Tuesday, September 8th. That's our first real window. We're looking at a clean 3ft SW groundswell with a 14-second period, and the wind is forecast to go glassy. That's a proper session. The combined energy is moderate at 421, but with no wind, the wave quality will be way better than the number suggests.

The next standout is the afternoon of Saturday, September 12th. The swell bumps up to a clean 3ft from the SW, period is a solid 12 seconds, and again, glassy conditions. It's a small, clean, tidy wave. The energy is still moderate at 311, but for a fun, uncrowded surf, that's the one to mark.

Then we have a decent run into the second week. The afternoon of Monday, September 14th looks good – 4ft of SW swell with a 9-second period, and glassy again. It's a bit on the short-period side, so it'll be a little more crumbly, but still fun.

For the best of the best, I'm calling the Tuesday, September 8th afternoon glass-off as the stand-out. The forecast confidence is high for that one. The Saturday, September 12th afternoon is a very close second.

Now, a word on Ram5. It's a consistent point break, so it handles these smaller swells well. The optimum swell direction is SW, and that's exactly what we're getting. The crowd situation is "sometimes" busy, so for the glassy windows, expect a few others, but it's not a paddle battle.

The second week looks more average. The swell holds around the 3ft mark, but the wind turns more cross or cross-on. The afternoon of the 14th is the only real glassy window in that week. The 15th has a bit more energy at 630, but it's cross-on, so it'll be bumpy. From the 16th onward, it gets choppy and the swell drops, so it's a waiting game after that.

So, to sum it up: get the wax on for the 8th and 12th. The rest is mostly small and average, with a few wind-blasted sessions.

Rusty.

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