Saaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a yarn about what’s shakin’ around here.

Well mate, I gotta level with ya – the next two weeks are lookin’ like a write-off for a proper surf. There ain’t a single day in the whole 16-day window where I’d be keen to get wet. The surf’s mostly poor quality, with strong cross-shore winds and messy chop runnin’ the show. We’ve got a real long stretch of nothin’. If you’re desperate, the only faint glimmer is around the start of September, but even that’s a stretch.

Let’s run through it. Startin’ Thursday the 27th of August, Saaga’s got a 3.6ft swell from the SW with a long period of 15 seconds, but the 25 km/h ESE cross-on wind’s got it choppy and ugly. The combined energy is moderate at 1133, and the water’s warm at 80.6°, pretty normal for the time of year. Not worth paddlin’ out.

From Friday the 28th right through to Wednesday the 2nd of September, it’s all cross-shore winds – mostly 22-25 mph from the ESE – with swell heights climbin’ to 9.8ft on the Friday. That’s big, but messy, and the period’s short at 9 seconds. Energy’s strong, hittin’ 1928 on Friday mornin’, but the wind’s got it chopped to bits. Only for the hardcore, and even they’d be cursing.

Thursday the 3rd of September sees a brief drop in size to 3.3-3.6ft, but the period jumps to a very long 16 seconds from the SW. That’s groundswell, sure, but the fresh cross-shore and cross-onshore winds ruin it. Energy’s moderate to strong at 1296-1509. Still poor.

Now, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of September – these are the only days that flirt with “marginal.” On Friday mornin’, we’ve got a 4.3ft swell from the S, 16-second period, and combined energy of 2154 – that’s strong wave energy. But the wind’s still a fresh cross-shore from the E at 22 mph. By Saturday mornin’, it drops to 4.6ft from the S with a 13-second period, wind easin’ to 16 mph from the E. Still cross-shore and lumpy, but it’s the best we get. Score’s only a 1 or 2 out of 10 though, so don’t get your hopes up.

Sunday the 6th of September has a tiny 3.0ft SW swell with a very long 15-second period, and the wind finally eases to a gentle 9 mph from the E – cross-shore, but with only slight chop. Energy’s still moderate at 1035. It’s the least ugly day, but it’s small and not worth the drive.

Then from Monday the 7th of September onward, it’s back to poor surf with cross-onshore winds blowin’ 16-25 mph, swell heights bouncin’ between 3.3ft and 7.5ft, and short periods from the ESE. Energy stays moderate to strong. The 8th of September brings a 6.9ft swell from the SE with a tiny 7-second period – that’s junk.

Honestly, mate, there’s no standout here.

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