Sandy Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the coast, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough outlook for Sandy Beach. We're lookin' at a long, lean 16-day window where the ocean just isn't cooperating. The first proper surf recommendation doesn't roll around until Tuesday morning, the 8th of September, and even then, it's a bit of a washout.

To start, Tuesday morning the 8th brings rain showers and a stiff 19 mph cross-on shore wind from the SSW. That's makin' a mess of a 8 ft SSW swell. There's a ton of energy in the water – we're talkin' strong conditions (2301) – but with that onshore blow, it's gonna be lumpy and poor. The water temp sits at 81°, pretty much average for this time of year, nothin' crazy there. Tuesday afternoon the wind backs off a notch but stays cross-shore, the swell drops to 6 ft from the ENE with a better 11-second period, but it's still only marginal. Wednesday the 9th is more of the same: small 3 ft SSW swell, long period groundswell, but cross-shore winds keep it from gettin' clean. Thursday the 10th is hopeless – short period 5 ft ENE slop with 19 mph cross-onshore wind.

From there, it’s pretty much a dead zone. Friday the 11th through until Monday the 14th of September, every session is listed as poor surf. The swell barely gets to 3 ft, winds stay cross or cross-onshore, and the quality just isn’t there. The combined energy drops right off into the low two-digit and three-digit range (243, 339, 131), tellin' you the ocean's just flat and weak.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From Tuesday the 15th right through to Wednesday the 23rd of September, it’s a consistent run of poor surf. Winds are strong, mostly 12 to 22 mph from the ENE or NE, keepin' everything messy with a cross-chop. The swell heights hover around 1 ft to 5 ft, but with short periods and those onshore conditions, there's no quality. One to watch: Wednesday morning the 16th sees a tiny 3 ft swell but with a very long 18-second period from the SSW. That's a classic groundswell, but with only 671 in energy and a cross-onshore breeze, it's likely just gonna be a bumpy line-up with barely any push, and at a beach-and-reef break, the long period can make it break straight and close out.

Bottom line: there are no standouts here, not a single session worth paddlin' out for. This is one of those blank runs that's more normal for the area when the trade winds lock in and the swell windows don't line up. The setup on some of those bigger, windier days might look more interesting for the kite crew than for us with a fin and wax. Keep your board in the car, but honestly, don't rush.

Rusty.

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