Rolling Stones Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's get into it. The outlook is pretty much a waiting game, but there's a decent window of surf coming through the middle of the coming week that's worth hanging on for. The first week is a mixed bag of big, messy stuff and flat spells, but things tidy up nicely for a couple of days. Water temp is sitting at 55.2°F, which is about 1.6°F cooler than usual for this time of year – nothing too wild, but enough to keep the thick wetsuit on.

Right now, heading into Monday the 7th, it's a bit of a dud. The morning is tiny with a 1ft swell from the SSW, but it's a long period 16 second groundswell. The combined energy is weak (88). There's a gentle offshore from the NW keeping it glassy, but there's just no power in the water to surf. The afternoon gets worse – a jump in size to 6ft but it's short period slop from the S with a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and messy. Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday the 8th is a write-off. That swell pumps up to 11ft in the morning from the SSE, but it's powerful (combined energy of 1648) and way too big and lumpy with a fresh cross-onshore wind. This is proper expert-only territory, and even then, the quality is shot. The afternoon is still big and bumpy. This is more of a kite surfing day than a paddle surfing day.

Wednesday the 9th is a little better. We get a 4.5ft swell from the SE in the morning, but the period is short at 8 seconds. The wind is light and cross-shore, so it's not terrible, but the power is moderate (325). The afternoon drops to 4.3ft, still short period, and still cross-shore. It's a bit of a limp session.

Thursday the 10th is the first real clean-up. Morning has a clean 3ft SW swell from the SE with a cross-offshore WNW breeze. The energy is weak (103), but the conditions are clean. The afternoon is absolutely glassy – 2.6ft from the SE with no wind, but it's still small. You could get a fun little log out, but it's not going to be pumping.

Friday the 11th sees a jump in size again, but the wind ruins it. 7.2ft from the S in the morning is cross-on and choppy. The afternoon is a weird one – 2ft from the S with a 18-second period, giving a big combined energy of 473. That's a lot of energy for a tiny wave, so you'll be waiting a long time between sets. It's still cross-on, so it's messy.

Saturday the 12th is small and messy in the morning. The afternoon shows some promise: 3.9ft from the S with a 17-second period, giving a combined energy of 863. The wind is light cross-on, so it's not perfect, but that long period groundswell suggests better shaped waves. It's marginal.

Now, Sunday the 13th is where things start to get interesting. The morning has a solid 8.2ft swell from the S with a 16-second period. The combined energy is a massive 3634 – that's strong wave energy. The wind is cross-offshore from the W, keeping it clean. This is a big groundswell, and for a reef break like Rolling Stones, it should hold up well, though it's on the bigger side and only for advanced surfers. The afternoon is still solid at 7.5ft, but the wind goes cross-on, messing the shape up a bit.

Monday the 14th is the standout. The morning has a clean 5.9ft swell from the S with a 14-second period, and a combined energy of 1301. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the W, making it clean. This is excellent surf. The swell direction is S, which is close to the optimum direction of S for this spot, so the reef should be working perfectly. It's a good size for experienced surfers, and the crowds are sometimes, so you might have company. The afternoon is the same size, but the wind switches to a light onshore from the SE, which will put a bit of a bump on it. The morning is the call.

Tuesday the 15th is still good, but smaller. The morning has 4.3ft from the S with a 12-second period, and a light cross-offshore wind. Clean, fun, but not as punchy. The afternoon drops off a bit more.

From Wednesday the 16th, the surf drops back to small, clean but weak 2.3ft-2.6ft waves with reasonable winds. It's not really worth chasing.

The next real spike comes on Friday the 18th of September. The morning has a solid 9.8ft swell from the S with

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