Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch. We’re looking at a big gap with no real surf to get excited about. The first week is basically a write-off. From Thursday the 3rd of September all the way through to Monday the 7th, it’s all poor surf conditions with tiny, weak swell and a bit of a cross-off or cross breeze. Sure, the water is a touch warmer than normal at 75°, but that doesn’t help when the waves are mostly under 3ft and the energy is just a whisper (125 to 412). It’s not worth paddling out for.

The only spot that’s even on the radar is Spew Pits, a reef break that’s expert-only, and it’s consistent. It’s exposed to the swell, and the optimum direction is from the NNW. We don’t see that ideal direction until much later.

We finally get a bit of a pulse on Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning shows a little more size – 5ft from the N with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 423 (moderate). The wind is a cross-off from the ENE at 12 mph, which is clean. It’s still only a 1 out of 10, marginal at best, but it’s the first sniff of something rideable.

The real highlight, the only true standout in this whole 16-day window, is on Monday the 14th of September. Now, that’s a week and a half out, so keep that in mind, but the forecast is promising. In the morning at Spew Pits, we’ve got a tiny 2ft groundswell, but the period is a very long 15 seconds, and the direction is a perfect NNW. The wind is cross-off from the N at 16 mph, which will keep it clean. The energy is a solid 233 (moderate). For a reef break like Spew Pits, that long-period groundswell is going to pulse in with some real shape and power. It’s going to be a bit inconsistent, but the sets that come through will be quality. Could be a glassy, empty session if you’re willing to gamble on the long-range call.

The afternoon of the 14th is a bit chop, but the morning is the moment. The Tuesday and Wednesday after that see the swell size bump up to 4ft to 5ft, but the wind shifts to a cross-shore and the period drops to 7-8 seconds, so it’s not as clean. For the rest of the second week, it’s a mix of clean cross-off and lumpy cross-shore winds, with waves hovering around 3ft to 5ft. Nothing else screams “drop everything and go.”

So, to sum it up: the first week is a total loss. The 8th of September is a maybe. The best bet is the morning of the 14th of September for that long-period glass at Spew Pits. Mark it in your calendar, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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