Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it.

The first few days are looking pretty grim, to be honest. There’s barely a ripple out there for Saturday and Sunday, with the swell energy weak and the waves messy. We’ve got a couple of small swells, but nothing that’s worth paddling out for. You’d be fighting a losing battle against the chop for next to nothing.

Now, Monday the 14th, things start to look a little more interesting. We’ve got a clean 3ft of west-northwest swell rolling in with a solid 11-second period. The wind is dead glassy in the morning, so the surface is going to be clean as a whistle. It’s not huge, but it’s a start. The energy is still moderate, sitting at 288, but it’s the first real sign of life.

Tuesday the 15th is a write-off. The wind is going to be howling from the north, and the swell period drops right off. Not worth a second look.

We have a bit of a lull for a few days after that. The wind stays onshore and the swell is tiny. It’s a proper blank run from the 16th through to the 20th. You can forget about it.

But hold on. The real story here is next Monday, the 21st of September. That’s the standout. The forecast is showing a significant pulse of northwest swell pushing through, around 5ft with a long 16-second period. This is proper groundswell, and the energy reading is strong, at 957. That’s the kind of number that gets the heart rate up. The conditions are looking glassy in the morning with a slight air, which is about as good as it gets. This is a reef break that will light up with this kind of west-northwest energy. It won’t be one for the beginners, as it’ll be a proper step up, but for the advanced crew, this is the session to circle on the calendar. There will be some good sets rolling through.

The afternoon of the 21st will see the swell build a touch more, but the wind will swing onshore and make things a little trickier.

After that, we go quiet again for a couple of days mid-week.

Then, from Thursday the 24th of September, we’ve got some more fun waves on the way. The swell pulses again from the northwest, around 3ft with a long 15-second period. The morning of the 24th looks glassy again, which is a major plus. The energy is moderate, around 368, and it should be a much more relaxed session than the Monday-peak. This is good for a wider range of abilities. The wind stays light through the end of the week, which is promising.

The last couple of days of the period are looking a bit wind-affected, so I’d get your paddling done when the wind is light.

So, to sum it up: get through this rough patch, and you’ve got the big Monday the 21st as the clear standout, with the 24th being a solid back-up option for cleaner, albeit smaller, waves.

Rusty out.

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