Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ over the charts for Spew Pits and honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid run of swell coming, but wind is gonna be the main character in this story, and it ain’t always gonna be our friend.

The surf kicks off this Sunday the 13th with a 4ft north swell, but it’s short-period stuff at 8 seconds and the wind is a cross-shore. Water temp is sitting at 75°, which is about average for this time of year. It’s a bit messy, to be honest. A real letdown for the first day.

Monday the 14th is where things get interesting. That first morning is a real standout. We’re looking at glassy conditions with a clean 2ft groundswell from the NNW with a period of 13 seconds. It’s small, but it will be beautifully clean. The combined energy is moderate (207), but for a clean, small-wave session, this is your window. By the afternoon, the wind shifts cross-shore and the quality drops.

Tuesday the 15th through to Saturday the 21st is a grind. We get a pulse of bigger swell—5ft to 5ft from the north around the 17th and 18th—but the wind is a fresh cross-shore or cross-off, just chopping everything up. The energy on the 18th morning is quite strong (510), but it’s a waste with that bump. Over 5ft and this choppy, it’s not for beginners. A week of pretty ordinary surf.

Then, maybe we get a little reward. Monday the 21st starts to clean up with some light offshore easterly wind and a 2ft NNW swell (12 sec period). That’s surfable and clean. The combined energy is fair (223). But the real winner, the absolute standout of the whole outlook, is Tuesday morning the 22nd of September. Glassy conditions, almost no wind, a 4ft NNW groundswell with a period of 13 seconds, and the energy jumps right up to 533. This is the one. It’ll be clean, have some push, and be manageable for experienced surfers. The swell direction matches the optimum from the NNW perfectly.

After that, we drift back into smaller, poorer conditions with light cross-onshore winds through the 24th and 25th.

Keep an eye on Sunday the 27th. That morning is completely glassy with a tiny 1ft wave from the NNW, but the period is a very long 17 seconds. The energy is weak (210), but if you want to sit out there in total calm, it’s an option. The following Monday the 28th has stronger energy (632) with a 4ft swell, but the wind looks onshore. That’s a kite-surfing setup more than a paddle session.

Bottom line: Monday morning the 14th for small glassy waves, and Tuesday morning the 22nd is the standout—clean, decent size, and good energy. Lock that one in.

Rusty.

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