Sandsend Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a long, quiet stretch before we see anything worth paddling out for.

Right now, we’re looking at a pretty grim run of tiny, weak surf for the next week and a half. The energy just isn't there. The first bit of interest doesn't show up until Wednesday the 16th, and even then it’s barely a blip. We’re talking about a gap of a couple of days with nothing on offer. The water’s sitting at 59°F at the moment, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.

So, let’s break it down. The only real window in the first week that’s even worth mentioning is Wednesday afternoon, September 16th, at Sandsend Bay. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the north, but it’s short-period, junkier stuff at 8 seconds. The combined energy is only moderate (219), so don’t expect much push. The big plus here is the wind – it goes glassy. That means the surface will be clean, even if the waves are a bit fat and weak. It’s a very ordinary day, but it’s the best of a bad lot.

After that, it’s back to tiny dribble for over a week. We get a bit of a tease late in the run. On Saturday the 26th, the afternoon shows a pulse of 4ft from the north-northeast, but the period is a super short 6 seconds. The energy jumps to a moderate 125, but that swell is so weak and choppy it’ll be a mess. Still, with a slight offshore wind from the west-northwest, it might be the cleanest option of the whole period, but don’t get your hopes up.

The real stand-out, if you can call it that, is Monday the 28th. The swell size jumps to 5ft from the north-northeast, with combined energy up to a strong 402. That’s the most juice we see. Problem is, the wind is howling from the north-northeast at 12 mph, right onshore or cross-shore. It’s going to be choppy and blown out. This is one for experts only, and honestly, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

For the rest of the second week, like Tuesday the 29th, you get a cleaner 3ft north swell with light cross-offshore wind, but the energy is still only moderate (170) and the quality is ordinary. It’s a consistent break here at Sandsend Bay, but with hardly any decent swell to work with, it’s a waiting game. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, this is a real flat spell.

Rusty.

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