Scarecrows Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a consistent run of swell at Scarecrows, a reef setup for the advanced crew. That optimum swell direction is SW, and we’ve got decent amount of that coming through. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no nasty surprises there.

First up, Sunday the 30th is a bit of a let-down – a gentle cross-shore breeze and moderate energy (1085) on the morning session with only 3ft of SW swell. The afternoon picks up a touch to 4ft, but still nothing to write home about with that cross-breeze and some chop. Not the best start.

Monday the 31st, we start to see a building trend. The morning sees 5ft of SW swell with a cross-offshore wind and clean conditions – that’s looking far more promising. The combined energy jumps right up (1967). The afternoon stays in the 6ft range, but the wind goes cross, introducing some chop, so the morning is definitely the pick here.

Tuesday the 1st of September holds solid at 7ft of SW swell, but it stays cross-shore all day with moderate energy (2738 in the morning). It’s not the cleanest, but there’s a lot of water moving.

Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd see a slight drop in size. Thursday morning is worth a mention: the swell drops to 5ft but the wind goes glassy. Zero wind, perfectly clean lines on a reef. That’s a beautiful low-energy session (921) for the advanced surfer who knows the break. The period is 15 seconds, a classic groundswell – will wrap nicely onto the reef.

From that point into the second week, things get a bit more mixed with risk of thunderstorms and bumpier breezes, but Saturday the 6th offers a clean 4ft morning (1524 energy) and then we’ve got a real standout on Tuesday the 8th of September. Morning shows 5ft of SSW swell with cross-offshore winds, clean conditions, and moderate energy (2060). That’s good, but the true highlight is Wednesday the 9th. Wednesday morning is glassy – I mean dead flat calm – 7ft of S swell with a 15-second period and 2616 of energy. That is prime, clean, powerful reef surfing. The afternoon stays glassy, 6ft of swell. If you can only surf one window, that Wednesday morning is the best on offer – and it’s nine days out, so keep an eye on the forecast, but it looks special.

The runs after that hold some clean mornings (like Thursday the 10th and Saturday the 12th) but with more moderate energy, and then Sunday the 13th pushes back up to 7ft of SSW with strong energy (2975) but a stiff cross-breeze, so more for the experienced only.

Overall, you’re going to have to work around the wind, but there are some decent windows. The best of it is definitely the mid-to-late first week and that glassy Wednesday the 9th. Crowds can be an issue here at times, so get in the water early or mid-week.

Rusty.

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