Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Alright, let's get straight into it. For this stretch ahead, Sandy Beach is the only game in town, but honestly, it’s a tough one. We've got a long, scrappy run of poor surf conditions before we see anything worth paddling out for. The water sits at a warm 81°F, just about average for this time of year, so at least you won't need the thickest wetsuit.

The first recommendation isn't until Saturday, September 5th, and even then, it's only a marginal call. The whole first week is a write-off. From Tuesday the 1st through to Friday the 4th, it's all cross-shore winds and messy cross-chop with short-period, poor quality swell. The combined wave energy is moderate to strong, but it's all for nothing with the wind tearing it up. The swell is around 6 ft to 10 ft but with that 8-second period, it's just lumpy junk.

Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th start to shift. The swell period stretches out to 13 seconds, a proper groundswell, and the size hangs around 7 ft to 8 ft from the ENE. The combined energy jumps up, hitting 2122 on Saturday morning, which is strong. But we're still stuck with cross-shore winds in the fresh breeze range, so the ride is lumpy and the comments are "marginal." The wave quality is poor, so even with that energy, it's a struggle. For a beach and reef break like Sandy Beach, that long period will make it break a bit straight, but the energy is there.

The real standout is looking way ahead to Sunday, September 13th. It's a long way off, so the promise is there but the certainty is lower. We get a massive push of SSW swell hitting 10 ft to 12 ft in size with a solid 12-second period. The combined energy is a whopping 2606 to 3569, you'll feel that power. The wind lightens up to a gentle to moderate breeze, going cross-shore, and the conditions are described as "clean." This is the one to circle on the calendar. However, for Sandy Beach (a beach and reef break being an intermediate spot), a 10 ft to 12 ft swell is well into expert territory and too big for most. It's a powerful, clean-looking session for the brave and the experienced.

Before that, on Monday the 14th, the morning sees a 13 ft S swell with 9-second period and a moderate cross-shore, but again, the comment is that it's too big for the break. By the afternoon, it's back to poor conditions.

After that mid-month wave, the energy drops off a cliff. From the 15th onwards, we're back to small, weak, and messy conditions with poor surf until the 16th. The 13th of September is your only real punt, and if you've got a big board and nerves of steel, that's the window.

Rusty, signing off.

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