Singleton Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards at Singleton. It’s a bit of a slow start, but patience is going to pay off if you know what you’re doing.

The water’s sitting at 66°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary here. Singleton is a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent beach break, exposed to swell from the west-south-west.

The first proper window we get is Monday morning, the 24th of August. The sea’s cleaned right up with a glassy surface, and we’ve got a solid 7ft of swell rolling in from the west-south-west with a nice 14-second period. The combined energy is strong at (1570). This is clean, but with the size and strength, it’s really for experienced surfers only. By Monday afternoon, the wind picks up a bit cross-onshore, dropping the quality down to marginal.

Tuesday the 25th is a write-off with strong cross-shore winds making a mess of things. Wednesday the 26th throws a massive 12ft west swell with a very long 19-second period, and the energy is pumping at (8437). The wind is clean offshore in the morning, but this is just too big for this spot—experts only if you’re brave, and even then, those long-period west swells tend to close out on a beach break like Singleton.

Thursday the 27th is blown out again. We finally get a genuine standout for the dedicated crew. Saturday morning, the 29th of August, is where I’d put my money. The wind is offshore from the east-north-east at just 6 mph, making it glassy. There’s a 4ft west-south-west groundswell with an extremely long 19-second period, and combined energy of (1300). That long period will mean long lulls between sets, making the paddle out easier, but also means the waves might be a bit straight on a beach break. Still, for the clean conditions and that energy, it’s an excellent option for experienced surfers looking for quality. Sunday the 30th morning also looks good with clean 6ft west-south-west swell, but the crowds are worth noting—at a spot that’s *sometimes* busy, expect company on a weekend morning.

After that, we hit a rough patch. From Tuesday the 1st of September right through to the end of the outlook, the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore and strong, with poor surf conditions. The swell gets big again, 10ft to 15ft, with very strong energy readings, but the onshore winds will make it a washing machine. Not worth the paddle for a surfer, but that strong, choppy swell with cross-shore wind might actually look better for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So the big takeaway? Hold out for the 29th of August morning session. It’s the cleanest, most promising window in a stretch that’s otherwise pretty messy for your standard surfer.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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