Spew Pits Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Straight up—this is a lean run for our coast. We’ve got a long window ahead, and the first few days are mostly rubbish. Water temp is 24°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Wednesday the 16th is flat and messy. Tiny 0.3m to 0.4m of NW swell, weak energy (60 to 80), cross-shore breeze. Not worth the paddle.

Thursday the 17th picks up to 1.6m but the period is only 8 seconds—windswell, lumpy, and chopped up by a fresh cross-shore. Energy reads 353, moderate, but it’s ugly.

Friday the 18th holds 1.6m at 10 seconds, energy into the 500s, but the cross-shore wind keeps it messy. Too raw.

Saturday the 19th morning is the first slightly clean window—cross-off, 1.5m at 9 seconds—but it’s marginal. Afternoon goes cross-shore again. If you’re keen, Saturday morning is your only real shot early, and it’s still not great.

Then we hit a gap. Sunday the 20th drops to 0.7m, and through Monday and Tuesday it’s stuck in the 0.6m to 0.8m range, weak energy. Tuesday morning is glassy, but there’s barely a wave.

Here’s the standout: Wednesday the 23rd morning. Swell is 1.0m from the NW, but the period jumps to 16 seconds—proper groundswell. Energy is 672, solid moderate. And it’s completely glassy. Clean, lined-up, genuine surf. The afternoon gets chopped, so get out early. This is the best of the whole run, no argument.

Thursday the 24th still has size—1.2m to 1.3m at 13 to 14 seconds, energy around 511 to 605—but the morning has light cross-onshore and the afternoon is cross-shore. Surfable, but not the Wednesday morning.

Then it fades. Friday the 25th drops under a metre, energy low.

Second highlight is Saturday the 26th: biggest swell of the period—1.1m morning, 1.3m afternoon—with period 15 to 16 seconds and energy jumping to 667 then 788. That’s proper groundswell. But the wind is cross and cross-onshore, so it won’t be clean. Still the biggest energy we’ll see, but don’t hold your breath.

From Sunday the 27th on, it’s downhill fast. Swell drops from 1.2m to 0.4m by October 1st, energy sinks from 529 down to 46—weak, barely registering. Winds are cross-onshore or cross, and it’s pretty ordinary.

Spew Pits is an exposed reef, expert-only, and it’s inconsistent. When the long-period groundswell hits on the 23rd and 26th, it’ll line up nicely—reefs love that kind of push. But it doesn’t break often, so when it comes alive, be ready.

Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so if you’re chasing Wednesday morning, get in early.

Bottom line: Wednesday the 23rd morning is your best shot—clean, glassy, proper groundswell. The 26th has the most size and energy but the wind will likely stuff it up. The rest is either too small or too choppy.

For beginners, this isn’t your window. Swell over 1.5m on Thursday and Friday is pushing it, and there’s nothing over 2.5m, so at least you won’t be out of your depth.

Stay patient, watch that Wednesday morning, and don’t force it on the sloppy days. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, we’ve got one solid window and a lot of waiting in between.

Rusty out.

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