Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Alright, look, the outlook for the next couple of weeks is a bit of a mixed bag at Spew Pits. It’s a heavy, expert-only reef, and it’s consistent, but for the first several days, the conditions are just not playing ball. We’ve got a lot of cross-shore and cross-offshore winds, and the surf quality is poor. Don’t bother looking at the first week for anything decent. There’s a period from Monday the 7th through Sunday the 13th where the scores are flat-out zero. The swell is mostly small, with short, weak periods, and the wind is all over the shop. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 350 (moderate energy at best), and it’s just not worth the paddle out.

Now, the real standout in this whole 16-day window, and I mean the *only* real standout, is the morning of Monday the 14th of September. The stars finally align. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell coming from the NNW, which is exactly the optimum direction for this place. The period is a proper 13 seconds, so that’s a groundswell with some real push. The best part? The wind is glassy. Totally glassy. Combine that with the fact it’s a consistent reef, and you’ve got yourself a session. The water temperature is average for this time of year. The combined energy hits 284 (moderate energy), and the score is a solid 2. This is the one to circle. Get out there early.

After that, Tuesday the 15th morning is also worth a mention. It’s a bit smaller at 3ft, still from the NNW, with an 11-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze from the NE. The conditions will be clean, but the energy is a bit lower (234). It’s a good backup for the Monday session.

Then things get messy again. The second week, from around the 16th onwards, the swell picks up significantly, but it comes with a lot of wind. We’re seeing 5ft to over 7ft of swell, with periods up to 10 seconds, but the wind is consistently cross-shore, often a fresh breeze. The combined energy gets powerful, reaching over 650 (strong) on the 18th and 19th, but the poor wind conditions will chop it up. For a precise reef like Spew Pits, that’s no good. A couple of mornings on the 19th and 20th show a window of cross-offshore, lighter winds, but the swell is still pushing 5ft, which is expert territory anyway. The rest of the 21st and 22nd just fades out into small, weak, and wind-affected junk.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The whole second week has size but is mostly blown out. The absolute best on offer is the glassy morning of Monday the 14th.

Stay safe, and see you out there.

Rusty.

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