Rhino Head Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Rhino Head has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water’s sitting at 59°F, which is pretty much average for this time of year, so nothing weird going on there.

Honestly, the start of this period is a bit of a write-off. Monday and Tuesday are a mess – onshore winds, lumpy chop, and the wave quality is just poor. We’re looking at a couple of days where you’re better off doing something else.

Things start to turn around on Wednesday the 26th. The morning is looking clean with light cross-offshore breezes from the NNW. Swell is a small 4ft from the SW with a moderate 13-second period, and the energy is moderate (475). It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s surfable and clean. The afternoon stays clean, but drops off a touch.

Thursday the 27th stays clean but the swell drops right down to 3ft, though there’s a weird spike in period to 19 seconds in the afternoon, which brings the energy up (930). That long period means it’s going to be a bit fat and maybe a bit straight for a beach break, but at Rhino Head, a sheltered reef setup, that long-period groundswell might actually line up nicely. Still, the size is tiny.

Friday the 28th sees a bump in size to 5ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, but the wind goes cross-shore and it gets a bit chopped out. Surfable, but not special.

The real standout, and I mean the one you’ve been waiting for, lands on Monday the 31st of August. We’ve got a solid 6ft SSW groundswell with a very long 18-second period – that’s serious energy (2094) and it’s going to be glassy in the morning. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. The wind is dead calm, the water will be like glass. It’s a reef break, so those long-period lines will wrap in nicely. This is the session to circle.

The afternoon stays clean with offshore breezes, 6ft, still pumping. The 1st of September keeps things tidy with clean 4ft to 4ft SW swell and light winds.

There’s a bit of a lull through the 2nd and 3rd, but the 4th of September brings clean conditions and a 5ft SW swell with offshore WNW winds in the morning. That’s a solid day for a paddle.

Now, looking further out, the 8th of September – that’s over a week away – the models are hinting at something big. A 10ft SSW groundswell with an 18-second period and fresh offshore winds. The energy is extreme (4689). This is a big, powerful groundswell. For Rhino Head, that’s the perfect recipe for a bomb, but at that size, it’s strictly for the experienced crew. The waves will be meaty and powerful. It’s a long-range call, so don’t book the week off just yet, but it’s got serious potential.

Overall, the best bet is Monday the 31st of August for the glassy perfection and Monday the 8th of September for the raw power.

Rusty out.

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