Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line here. The main event is a classic southern groundswell aimed straight at Rolling Stones, a reef setup that loves that S direction. It’s a bit of a slow start, but once it kicks, it kicks proper.

The first few days are flat or messy. Sunday the 30th is a write-off – tiny, weak swell and a cross wind. Nothing doing. Monday the 31st is where things start to wake up. Monday morning brings a 3 ft S swell with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is already strong (548), and with a light cross-off breeze, it’ll be clean. This is a promising warm-up, but the real standout is Monday afternoon. The swell jumps to 7 ft from the south, period a solid 14 seconds, and wave energy hits 1492. The wind is a moderate cross-off from the west, so it’ll be clean and powerful. That’s a solid, solid session for advanced surfers – this reef can handle that size, and the long period will give it proper shape and grind.

Tuesday the 1st gets tricky. Morning has 8 ft S swell but a fresh cross-on shore, making it lumpy. Afternoon pushes to 10 ft, but again cross-on and choppy. Not the one.

Now the absolute pick of the window: Wednesday the 2nd. Wednesday morning serves up 8 ft of S swell (13 seconds, 2219 energy) with offshore wind from the NNW – clean. But Wednesday afternoon is the magic moment: 8 ft S swell, very long 17 seconds, and glassy conditions with virtually no wind. The combined energy hits 4235. That is serious power, ridiculous period, and perfect conditions. This is a proper reef dredger, only for experienced surfers. It’ll be a standout session, but be aware – crowds are sometimes a thing here, so get out early.

Thursday the 3rd drops back to 6 ft and 4 ft, still clean cross-off winds but less power. Friday the 4th has offshore winds and 4 ft S swell for the morning, surfable and clean. From Saturday the 5th onwards, the swell fades fast into tiny, weak surf. There’s a gap of poor or tiny waves from the 5th through to the 12th of September, with energy dropping below 100. A little blip on the 6th with 4 ft S swell and offshore wind gives a clean but small morning session, and the 13th has a brief 3 ft pulse but with short period (8 seconds) and poor conditions. After that, it’s pretty much done.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year. No big anomaly to report.

So, if you’re chasing the good stuff, your window is Monday the 31st afternoon, but the absolute best is Wednesday the 2nd – especially that glassy afternoon session. It’s a short, sharp hit of excellence.

Rusty.

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