Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is a tough stretch for Sandy Beach.

Right off the bat, we’re looking at a blank run with no surf worth paddling out for. The first few days through to the end of August are a mess. We’ve got some long-period swell from the SSW on the 19th and 20th, with a 16 to 18-second period and moderate energy (268 to 331), but the wind is all cross and cross-off and the surf is tiny—only 1ft to 2ft. Not worth wetting your wetsuit for. Then from the 21st through the 28th, things go totally flat or blown out. The swell direction swings around to the ENE with short-period, 7-second wind slop, and the wind is cranking from the ENE at 22 to 28 mph. The combined energy gets up there—up to 683 on the 23rd—but that’s just messy, stormy junk. This stretch is a hard pass.

There’s a real gap with no recommendations until we hit the very end of the forecast window. The first sign of anything remotely rideable shows up on the morning of September 2nd. That morning at Sandy Beach we get an 8ft ENE swell with an 8-second period and very strong combined energy (1064). The wind is light from the NE at 6 mph, which is cross-shore and gives us light cross-shore with small crossing wind ripples. That’s the best wind we’ve seen all outlook. The water temperature is 80°F with no anomaly, so it’s average for the time of year. The crowd here is "often", so expect company. It’s a beach and reef setup, so even though the period is short, there could be a wave. This is the only standout, and it’s a tentative one—it’s at the edge of the forecast range, so keep an eye on it.

For the rest, the winds stay onshore or cross-onshore and the swell stays short-period and lumpy. The run from August 19th to September 1st is a write-off for paddle surfing. If the wind keeps up like this and the swell is short and bumpy, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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