Silva Island-P Land Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lettin’ you know what’s shaking on your local sandbar.

The water’s a warm 87°F, which is a solid 4°F above the norm for this time of year – feels like a tropical bath out there.

The first week is a bit of a snoozer. Kicking off Saturday the 22nd, we’ve got tiny, surfable waves, barely reaching 1ft, with a long-period SW groundswell. The energy is weak, sitting in the double digits (like 93) to just over 100, so there’s no punch. The good news is the mornings are glassy, especially with that light SSE wind. You can get a fun little ride, but it’s nothing special.

The best early window comes Sunday the 23rd afternoon, when the swell period stretches to 19 seconds, and the energy kicks up to 147. The wind is a clean offshore from the SSE, so those little lines will be peeling nicely. Still small, but it’s the most interesting of the first week.

Now, the real standout, and the one you’ve been waiting for, is Friday the 4th of September. The morning session is the clear winner of the whole 16-day run. The swell pushes to around 3ft out of the SW, with a 18-second period – that’s proper groundswell. The energy reading jumps to 549, which is a serious step up. The wind is glassy from the SSE, so it’s going to be clean and inviting. The reef at Silva Island-P Land will be handling this long-period energy well, and with the SW direction being what it likes, the shape is going to be on point.

Following that, Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th of September still have good morning windows with clean conditions, but the swell drops a bit. The energy is still decent (over 350), but the wind turns onshore in the afternoons, so mornings are the only play.

So, don’t stress about the slow start. The second week, especially the morning of Friday the 4th, is the one to lock in. The crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, so you might have a few buddies out, but it’s a wave worth sharing.

Rusty.

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