Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather ’round, crew. Rusty here. I’ve taken a long, hard look at the charts for Sandy Beach, and I gotta be straight with you—this is one of those outlooks where you might want to keep the board in the car for a while. The whole 16-day window is a tough stretch.

Right off the bat, from Saturday the 29th of August, we’ve got swell on the way, but the wind is a killer. It’s a consistent cross-shore breeze, mostly from the ENE, blowing at 25 to 25 mph. That’s a strong breeze, and it’s whipping up a messy cross-chop that’s just ruining the face of any wave trying to form. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 81°F, nothing unusual there, but the conditions are just poor.

The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until the very end of the run. The rest of the first week and the start of the second—basically from the 29th of August through to the morning of the 13th of September—is a solid run of "poor surf conditions." We’ve got plenty of swell height, plenty of energy (the combined energy reading hits a massive 4141 on the 6th of September), but every single entry says "poor surf conditions." That ENE cross-wind is relentless. Even when the swell gets up to 13ft with a 11-second period on the 6th, it’s just a raw, blown-out mess. That one’s a big, powerful, but ugly beast—strictly for experts, and only if they’re in the mood for a beating. For the kitesurfing crew, the setup looks far more interesting than for paddle surfing.

Then we finally get a tiny silver lining. On the afternoon of Sunday the 13th of September, the wind finally drops to a gentle breeze, and the combined swell energy drops to 328. We’ve got a 2ft swell from the SSW with a very long period of 15 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore and the forecast calls it "marginal surf forecast." It’s small, a bit bumpy, and a long-period swell like that on a beach and reef setup can break a little straight. It’s not a standout, but if you’re desperate for a splash, it’s the only window. That’s your one shot, and it’s a gamble.

Honestly, this is a tough one. Normally for an exposed spot like Sandy Beach, blank runs aren’t the norm, but when the trade winds lock in this strong, there’s not a lot you can do. Keep an eye on the longer-range forecasts; things can always change for the better.

Rusty.

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