Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at the 16-day outlook for Sandy Beach. Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the most part. The wind is constantly blowing from the east or north-east, and it’s nearly always a cross or cross-onshore breeze, which is gonna leave the place choppy and messy. There’s no standout day where everything lines up, so I’m calling it as it is: this is a long stretch of poor surf, and I wouldn’t be rushing to get the board wet.

The first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 15th has a weak 3ft swell from the NE with a short period of 7 seconds, but the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, so it’s just choppy junk. Combined energy is only 104, so there’s next to nothing pushing through. Zero score, no recommendation. Thursday the 16th sees a weird long-period swell from the SSW at 16 seconds, but it’s only 2ft and the wind is a moderate to fresh cross-breeze, making it lumpy. The energy jumps to 284, but it’s still poor conditions. That pattern continues through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—bigger swell on Sunday the 19th with a 6ft E swell at 8 seconds, but fresh cross-winds keep it ugly. The energy is moderate, around 497, but it’s not worth paddling out for.

The following week is more of the same. Monday the 20th through Thursday the 24th all have cross-winds from the ENE or NE, with swells mostly from the south at long periods, but the wave heights are gutless—2ft to 3ft. The energy does build, hitting 640 on Wednesday the 22nd and 787 on Thursday the 23rd, but with fresh cross-chop and those tiny waves, it’s just a messy combo. There’s a slight glimmer on Saturday the 25th morning, where the forecast is marked as “marginal” with a score of 1 out of 10. The swell is 3ft from the SSW at 19 seconds, and the wind is a moderate cross-breeze. Energy is high at 793, but the period is long, so expect long waits between sets. It’s still not a day to get excited about. Sunday the 26th morning is also marginal, with a 3ft SSW swell and moderate cross-wind, but again, it’s just limp.

The last few days, Monday the 27th to Thursday the 30th, are all poor. Monday morning has a 6ft ENE swell at 7 seconds, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy, so that’s just a mess. Energy is strong at 903, but the wind kills it. After that, it fades into small, choppy leftovers.

Sandy Beach is a beach and reef setup, exposed to the swell, and it’s fairly consistent. The optimum swell direction is from the ESE, but we’re getting NE, E, and SSW swells, which don’t match. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. Crowds are “often” there, but honestly, with this outlook, it’ll be empty.

The best of a bad lot is Saturday the 25th morning, and even that’s marginal. That’s it—one window in over two weeks. If you’re desperate, you could gamble on that, but don’t hold your breath. For kite surfers, those fresh cross-winds and moderate energy might be more interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a long dry spell.

Rusty.

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