Restaurants Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s get into it. The only game in town for the next 16 days is Restaurants, a reef break that’s pretty exposed to the southwest. It’s an inconsistent spot, so when it lights up, you want to be on it. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start. Monday the 17th is a write-off—poor conditions and questionable tide with a moderate breeze making things messy. Tuesday the 18th is much the same, with fresh cross-off winds and average-sized swell.

Wednesday the 19th is where it starts to get interesting. The morning sees a clean 8ft SSW swell with a 14-second period and a fresh offshore wind – that’s serious size, only for experienced surfers. The afternoon drops a touch to 7ft but the period shortens to 12 seconds, still clean and offshore. The combined energy is pumping (2538 in the morning, 2102 in the arvo). This is the first real standout.

Thursday the 20th has smaller but clean swell in the afternoon (5ft SSE, 11 seconds) with a fresh offshore. It’s good, but not the top pick.

Friday the 21st afternoon is a beauty: 6ft SSE groundswell at 13 seconds, clean offshore wind, and moderate energy (1378). This is a solid session for experienced surfers.

Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd drop right off in size and energy, with short-period slop. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 24th has a small 5ft SE swell at a pathetic 7-second period – weak and wonky. Not good.

Tuesday the 25th is weird: a tiny 3ft SSW swell but with a very long 19-second period (710 energy). That’s a groundswell, but at that size it’s barely breaking. Only for the keenest.

Now, Wednesday the 26th through Saturday the 29th is the real gold. Wednesday the 26th afternoon: 5ft SSW at 17 seconds, clean, light breeze, excellent conditions for experienced surfers (1484 energy). Thursday the 27th morning is similar: 6ft SSW at 16 seconds, light breeze, clean (1403). Both are top-notch.

But the absolute standouts are Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th. Friday the 28th has all-day glassy conditions with a 6ft SSW groundswell at 14 seconds – clean as a whistle, light air, beautiful (1276 energy). And Saturday the 29th morning: 8ft SSW at 13 seconds, glassy, excellent conditions for experienced surfers (2044 energy). That’s a big, clean swell with no wind. If you’re advanced, that’s your session. The afternoon gets a bit cross-onshore, so hit the morning.

Sunday the 30th morning is still solid: 8ft S swell at 13 seconds, clean with a light offshore (2389 energy). Big and clean again for the experts.

The rest fades out with onshores and smaller swell into the first week of September.

Overall, the best days are Wednesday 19th, Friday 21st afternoon, Wednesday 26th afternoon, Thursday 27th, Friday 28th, Saturday 29th morning, and Sunday 30th morning. Crowds are possible here, so get in early. This is a reef, so that long-period groundswell will handle beautifully – not too straight, with decent gaps between sets. It’s inconsistent, so when it’s on, you don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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