Sharps Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me tell ya how it's lookin' for Sharps Beach over the next 16 days.

Honestly, it's a bit of a slow start. There's nothing really worth paddling out for in the first few days. The wind and swell just aren't lining up. The first real glimmer of hope comes on Wednesday the 26th in the morning. We're talkin' a small 3ft swell from the ENE, but the magic is in the wind – a light offshore breeze from the NW is gonna be cleanin' things up. The wave energy is weak though, only about 133, so it's more of a longboard or a foamy kind of session. Don't expect much power.

The rest of that week is pretty grim. Thursday and Friday get a bit of a bump in swell, but the wind is a mess, either cross-onshore or just plain strong. Saturday the 29th sees the swell push up to 5ft from the SSE, but the wind is howlin' at 22 mph out of the same direction, turnin' it into a total washing machine. The combined energy ramps up to 512, but with that onshore chop, it's a no-go for a clean paddle.

Things stay pretty average through the end of August and into the start of September. A lot of small, weak waves and messy wind.

Now, here's where it gets a little interestin'. Mark your calendars for the morning of Tuesday, the 1st of September. The wind is gonna go dead calm, glassy as a mirror. The swell is tiny – only 2ft – but it's a long-period groundswell from the SSE, comin' in at 17 seconds. That's a very long period, which means that for a point break or reef, it would be a dream, but at a beach and reef setup like Sharps, it might break a bit too straight. Still, the energy is a solid 445, and with the glassy conditions, it's the best-lookin' window in the whole period. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

The next morning, Wednesday the 2nd, is also worth a mention. We've got a light offshore breeze from the NW again, keepin' the 3ft swell from the ENE clean. The energy is a bit lower at 227, but it's a clean, user-friendly wave for an intermediate surfer.

After that, it's back to the same old story. The second week of September is a real mixed bag of small, weak swells and cross-offshore winds. The morning of Monday the 7th offers a tiny 3ft swell from the S with a light offshore breeze, but it's just 'surfable' at best. The morning of the 9th has a similar feel, 2ft from the S with a 12-second period and a clean cross-offshore wind, but it's on the marginal side.

So, for the whole 16 days, your best bets are the mornings of the 1st and 2nd of September. The Tuesday morning with the glassy conditions and the Wednesday morning with the clean offshore wind. The rest of the time, you're better off checkin' the forecast again or just takin' a break.

Rusty.

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